AI-Powered Machines Trained to Detect and Identify Odours

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Scientists and engineers are developing machines capable of detecting smells, drawing inspiration from dogs' highly sensitive sense of smell. The technology aims to replicate the biological ability to identify and distinguish a wide range of odours. Researchers are training AI systems to recognise specific scent signatures with increasing accuracy. Such machines could have practical applications across industries including healthcare, food safety, and security. The development marks a significant step toward giving artificial systems one of the last human and animal senses yet to be widely digitised.

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