Amazon Fresh kills “Just Walk Out” shopping tech—it never really worked
AI stands for "Actually, Indians" —
"AI" checkout was actually powered by 1,000 human video reviewers in India.
Amazon is giving up on the cashier-less "Just Walk Out" technology at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores. The Information reports that new stores will be built without computer-vision-powered surveillance technology, and "the majority" of existing stores will have the tech removed. In the early days, Amazon's ambitions included selling Just Walk Out to other brick-and-mortar stores. Th...
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