Amazon is ditching their fully automated checkout system because of the high cost of human labor.
This reminds me of a former employer who sold a fully automated solution that also used a lot people behind the scenes.
So much of the stuff sold as AI is either snake oil, or at best "fake it till you make it".
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-reportedly-ditches-just-walk-out-grocery-stores-1851381116
#Amazon #AI
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