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Speaking of fake AI… I was an engr at AWS. On my Day1 orientation in Seattle (Jan 20, 2020) we were encouraged to check out the futuristic unstaffed "AI-based" Amazon Go shop. "Walk in, pick up snacks, walk out, account billed." Turns out it was basically just "humans in India viewing cameras." 😑
So, Amazon’s ‘AI-powered’ cashier-free shops use a lot of … humans. Here’s why that shouldn’t surprise you | James BridleThis is how these bosses get rich: by hiding underpaid, unrecognised human work behind the trappings of technology, says the writer and artist James Bridlewww.theguardian.com