- MNByChoice ( @MNByChoice@midwest.social ) 50•3 months ago
Here’s where the smoke and mirrors come in. While the stores have no actual cashiers, there are reportedly over 1,000 real people in India scanning the camera feeds to ensure accurate checkouts.
- davel [he/him] ( @davel@lemmy.ml ) English42•3 months ago
The wundertech is just human labor under the hood?
- gregorum ( @gregorum@lemm.ee ) English19•3 months ago
And there is the what the fuck
- pruwyben ( @pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de ) 10•3 months ago
I will miss the mistakes they made in my favor. Once I bought like $50 worth of groceries, and they just never charged me for it.
- CCMan1701A ( @CCMan1701A@startrek.website ) 7•3 months ago
I’ve been to the Amazon fresh a few times and it’s alright.
- Akasazh ( @Akasazh@feddit.nl ) 6•3 months ago
Great reporting, thnx- CCMan1701A ( @CCMan1701A@startrek.website ) 2•3 months ago
I would agree that I do not have a degree in journalism.
- Akasazh ( @Akasazh@feddit.nl ) 1•3 months ago
Sorry if it came across too snarky/mean
- CCMan1701A ( @CCMan1701A@startrek.website ) 2•3 months ago
It’s fine, I’m totally unfazed by your comment. 👍
- Akasazh ( @Akasazh@feddit.nl ) 2•3 months ago
Ty! Have a splendid day/night w/e!
- ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) English6•3 months ago
It’s alright in the way drinking water that contains arsenic or lead. You won’t notice it.
I’m disgusted from stores with automated surveillance.
For clarification, this does not mean digital cameras, but systems where your behavior is analyzed, identified and profiled.- FiveMacs ( @Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca ) 2•3 months ago
So literally everywhere now
- helenslunch ( @helenslunch@feddit.nl ) 1•3 months ago
Yep pretty much everyone is using your phone to track your activity around the store.
- ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) English1•3 months ago
The phone is a different thing (still not good), because you can choose to not bring it with you. But when it’s based on the cameras, you cannot say no.
- CCMan1701A ( @CCMan1701A@startrek.website ) 1•3 months ago
It’s interesting that they gather so much information that it takes over an hour for them to report back what you purchased.