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There is usually a mention of "humans in the loop" when articles discussed Amazon Go[1]. Amazon just always refused to give actual numbers. The best "give" that
by shmatt 3y ago
There is usually a mention of "humans in the loop" when articles discussed Amazon Go[1]. Amazon just always refused to give actual numbers. The best "give" that humans were watching you was that Amazon Go receipts often arrived in your email many hours after you left.
Anyone who works in computer vision immediately knew this wasn't possible beyond a cool proof of concept in a tiny room with <300 SKUs. Even in 2024
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/21/inside-amazons-surveillance-powered-no-checkout-convenience-store/?guccounter=1 https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/21/inside-amazons-surveillanc...
- deathanatos 3y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmMk1Myrxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmMk1Myrxc says nothing about humans in the loop, and that it's technology, all automatic. Am I surprised? No, not at all. But there is a definitely "how it was marketed", "how it was implemented" here.