Amazon is phasing out its cashier-less 'Just Walk Out' technology from Fresh grocery stores in the U.S. after reports revealed it relied on 1,000 workers in India monitoring video feeds instead of AI technology as previously claimed.
Amazon's “AI-powered” grocery store was operated by 1,000 Indians monitoring video feeds. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/xVEh8Vc5HD
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Amazon is phasing out its cashier-less "Just Walk Out" technology from Fresh grocery stores in the U.S. about seven years after it was first announced. But reports this week indicated that it wasn't actually AI technology doing all of the work. https://t.co/Cj1RSPAQOo