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Is Amazon's 'Just Walk Out' technology powered by AI or by hundreds of underpaid workers in India?
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Is Amazon's 'Just Walk Out' technology powered by AI or by hundreds of underpaid workers in India?
FromSoundside
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
The world’s first Amazon Go store in Seattle opened on Jan. 22, 2018. The New York Times called it “A Store of the Future,” where all customers had to do was pop an item in their cart and walk out.
A little over six years in the future, developers for Amazon's “Just Walk Out” technology are facing layoffs, and the technology itself is being fazed out at 40 Amazon Fresh grocery stores.
A little over six years in the future, developers for Amazon's “Just Walk Out” technology are facing layoffs, and the technology itself is being fazed out at 40 Amazon Fresh grocery stores.
Released:
Apr 10, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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