Amazon Fresh is moving away from a feature of its grocery stores where customers could skip checkout altogether.

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.

  • Nythos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    You’re acting like the people who would be manning the checkouts would be able to live peacefully without a worry now that they don’t have a job as a cashier.

    • nivenkos@lemmy.mlEnglish
      32·
      9 months ago

      They should be able to get free education and training.

      But more automation is always a good thing - more productivity and freedom.

      • Lesrid@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Productivity is actually a bad thing, in the current economy increases in productivity has a positive correlation with increases in poverty. Look at how groceries are more expensive than ever while self-checkout only becomes more pervasive.