• 4am@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    The have been a thing for a few years now, since way before the AI boom and even Covid in some places.

    They also alert when there are spills, some can scan items for price checks or give directions to customers, and they’re like a roving security camera that can catch angles you don’t get from ceiling cams (although it of course has to be nearby)

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      3 days ago

      Rumor is that Boston Dynamics is working on integrating this into one of those Dog Robots so that if it detects you shoplifting it can run you down and tear you to pieces right there in the cereal aisle

      • 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 days ago

        It’s not shoplifting if you haven’t left the aisle yet. Are they also developing a future crime prediction chip?

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          Are they also developing a future crime prediction chip?

          Yes, here’s the training data they’re using. Its 99% as accurate as current police.

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