In reality, the 1,000 people were mostly just tagging the videos to help train future iterations of the model. It would have taken way more than only 1,000 people to actually run the technology as a mechanical turk.

Its just poor quality sensationalist journalism.

[–] residentmarchant@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Agree completely, this is how every machine learning system is built! Maybe this one was taking too long, but that's exactly what beta's are meant to prove.

[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Source for this claim?

[–] petersr@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

To be fair, this is a classical strategi in startups called "wizard of Oz prototyping" - it is used to test if there is a market for something before the tech is ready. But the tech is supposed to be created soon after and actually work...

[–] wildncrazyguy@kbin.social 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The article states they're replacing the original overhead camera concept with cameras embedded in the shopping carts, so the idea is not going away.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 58 points 8 months ago (1 children)

All this to avoid the untold horrors of… waiting in line for a few minutes.

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 39 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

All of this to be able to fire the cashiers.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Full Sentences Where Every Word Begins Capitalised Are Such A Jarring Read But I Think I Understand The Headline.

[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

Potemkin AI