Amazon has indicated they’re moving away from their “Just Walk Out” technology, which allowed shoppers to purchase items without needing to visit a checkout.
Though it seemed completely automated, Just Walk Out relied on more than 1,000 people in India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate checkouts. The cashiers were simply moved off-site, and they watched you as you shopped.
A whole lot of what may appear to be computer intelligence is actually just low-paid offshore humans. In this case, it wasn’t worth it at all.
