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# Identifying fake cosmetics using AI

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**Published:** 2026-08-28T22:18:27.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** vision, fraud\-detection, ai\-tools

## Summary

My lab develops low\-cost and easy\-to\-use tools for identifying fake medicines, but we’re always on the lookout for other types of fakes that we can go after\.\.\.\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://groverlab.org/hnbfpr/2026-08-26-ai-counterfeit-cosmetics.html>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484925>)