This Company Created An Open Source AI To Identify Mold

Penicillium chrysogenum, mold that produces penicillin, seen on scanning electron microscopy. Mold is everywhere - more than 100,000 species of mold in the world. It can grow on any organic substance, as long as moisture and oxygen are present. A 2017 research report, 'Valuing the Economic Costs of Allergic Rhinitis, Acute Bronchitis, and Asthma from Exposure to Indoor Dampness and Mold', estimated the costs of allergic rhinitis, acute bronchitis and asthma caused by exposure to indoor dampness and mold in the US to be $3.7 billion and $1.9 billion respectively. Mold Busters, is an indoor environmental assessment firm in Canada recently launched an open-source project called InstaLab, a machine learning system for mold identification.