Amazon Checkout Was Never Automated

Amazon has announced they're phasing out their checkout-less grocery stores. The "Just Walk Out" technology, which was labeled as automatic, was actually 1,000+ Indian employees monitoring you as you walked through the store. Amazon Reportedly Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores

A screenshot-style meme shows the entrance to an Amazon Fresh grocery store beneath text claiming that Amazon is ending its checkout-less stores because the supposedly automatic “Just Walk Out” technology was actually monitored by more than 1,000 Indian employees. The joke exposes the gap between the futuristic automation claim and the alleged reality, making it useful as a sarcastic reaction to misleading technology or corporate hype. EN: A screenshot-style meme shows the entrance to an Amazon Fresh grocery store beneath text claiming that Amazon is ending its checkout-less stores because the supposedly automatic “Just Walk Out” technology was actually monitored by more than 1,000 Indian employees. The joke exposes the gap between the futuristic automation claim and the alleged reality, making it useful as a sarcastic reaction to misleading technology or corporate hype.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 15910 2024-04-04