Tesco is introducing 'magic tills' that utilize sensors and cameras to calculate grocery bills without requiring shoppers to scan barcodes. This technology aims to provide a more convenient and efficient shopping experience, potentially reducing the need for self-checkout queues. However, concerns have been raised about the impact on jobs and the potential rise of middle-class shoplifters due to temperamental self-service tills. The implementation of AI in electronic checkout tills is also being discussed, highlighting the need for human oversight. Some supermarkets are reconsidering self-checkouts, signaling a pushback against the technofuturist trend.
Tesco is trialling 'magic tills' that mean shoppers won't have to scan the barcodes on their items before paying which will allow them to skip self-checkout queues*. The technology works by using a combination of sensors and cameras to track customers as they move through its… https://t.co/3Fw4oWpRHO https://t.co/iMkZb29CKG
Supermarkets are ditching self-checkouts in a sign that we can push back against the technofuturist tide | Van Badham https://t.co/MyT2me0kGC
Perhaps AI will be like electronic checkout tills. Eliminates some jobs but still requires many people to oversee it to make sure it’s doing the job right.
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