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Re:Spotta – Find Bed Bugs Before Your Guests Do by giarc on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @09:16AM (#37914527)
If there are any attractants inside, there are going to be a lot of false negatives.
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Re:Spotta – Find Bed Bugs Before Your Guests Do by belter on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @09:17AM (#37914535)
They take a photo.
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Re:Spotta – Find Bed Bugs Before Your Guests Do by giarc on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @09:32AM (#37914775)
That's what I mean, someone is going to have to review many, many photos. Sure they can leverage AI, but a single type II error at a hotel and they are chucking every single sensor.
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Re:Spotta – Find Bed Bugs Before Your Guests Do by resoluteteeth on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:33AM (#37915734)
It seems like that's probably why they're offering it as a service for businesses where humans check the images rather than simply selling devices for $20 each or something like that?
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Re:Spotta – Find Bed Bugs Before Your Guests Do by someuser2345 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @11:37AM (#37916807)
If it helps catch other bugs, that seems like a good thing.
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