01/24/2018: That banana knows if you picked it up
Amazon just opened its first automated convenience store with no lines and no checkouts. The company uses computer vision and sensors to monitor what people are taking. But in order to avoid the lines, people are giving up their ability to shop without constantly being monitored. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood talks about it with Joe Turow, the author of the book "The Aisles Have Eyes."
Amazon just opened its first automated convenience store with no lines and no checkouts. The company uses computer vision and sensors to monitor what people are taking. But in order to avoid the lines, people are giving up their ability to shop without constantly being monitored. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood talks about it with Joe Turow, the author of the book “The Aisles Have Eyes.”
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