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A case for AI models that understand, not just predict, the way the world works

A case for AI models that understand, not just predict, the way the world works

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A customer scans items in a self-checkout lane at a Home Depot store.

Why more than a quarter of Americans admit to stealing from self-checkout

Many survey respondents said they took items because of affordability concerns, while others stole because they were fed up with the machines.
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