French tax officials have discovered more than 20,000 undeclared private swimming pools using artificial intelligence (AI), netting $9.9 million in revenue.
What Happened
The French tax office on Monday said it had uncovered 20,356 pools with the help of a system developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Capgemini—that identified pools on aerial images and cross-checks them with french land registry databases, the Guardian reported.
Pools in France usually lead to higher property taxes because they boost property value and must be declared under French laws.
The government for now tested the AI software in the regions of Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Ardèche, Rhône, Haute -Savoie, Vendée, Maine-et-Loire and Morbihan—but the officials say it plans to roll out nationwide….