They have protected against everything except gangs of savage brigands, so that is probably what they will get.
As Jordan Peterson often points out, a significant portion of our population (at least 10%) have IQs so low that they really cannot perform any useful work.
Now, there are people a step or two above that. People with low skills, but some ability. They can do various menial tasks — cashier, burger flipper, truck driver, etc.
But machines are taking those jobs away.
NOTE: Machines are also impacting high-skill jobs like lawyers and financial services.
Society is going to have, I think, at least 40% of the population who cannot contribute. The 40% number is probably right around the corner, and the number will only go up over time.
I have no idea what we’re going to do with those people. All they can make is trouble.
If the actor had not downloaded the store's app, they can just walk out?
Or, the automated doors will not open unless the your phone chirps that you have loaded the app?
That kind of environment would give me the creeps.
I’d much rather be surrounded by real people than by all manner of cameras, both obvious and concealed.
A Cashierless Store done this way seems too much like a clinic where someone or something is watching every little movement you make, and recording some movements that you don’t make. No thank you. Besides, I consider seeing the people as a plus to the going out experience, not a minus.
Big Brother.
Hence, every automated store would have to be void of booze. Much cheaper stores to start up, since you don't have to play the liquor license lottery, but there's also a heck of a lot to not gain in sales by being a dry store.
In San Francisco, the thing is, it might just succeed. 1900 square foot stores can fit in underserved neighborhoods and likely would be able to charge a fine premium on products that the local liquor store doesn't carry.
But assuming other states follow California's example, they're going to need staff on the floor for customers (as well as the restocking staff, be it contractor or outside hire or in-store hire.)
If you’re black or hispanic, the clerk coming to discuss suspicious behavior and will be called racist. Even if the clerk is black, the company will be sued for racism.
As someone else said, this technology does nothing to stop mob looting, especially if they intentionally do NOT have the app.
When RFID gets cheap enough to tag every individual item, this will be the only way it’s done. Cashiers will be as obsolete as elevator operators.
Then they ought to be able to install in polling places to check for fraud
Lets see....battering ram small truck 10 people...run in store put everything on dollies....roll goods onto truck bed...drive truck into 18 wheeler trailer...and you are gone..or something like that....or how about just steal fruit growing on tree....
Wait until a muslim woman walks in, in a burqa.
To hell with all this automated crap !!!
I don’t even like the Self Serve Check Out units.
If I can’t interact with a live person then the hell with it.
I will go to a company that has Customer Service Personnel to spend My money.
mark of the Beast
10-20 yoofs in hoodies could steal everything worthwhile in three minutes. One yoof has the app to open the front door and the rest rush in behind him.
They’ve allegedly been doing the behavioral study thing for decades with camera recording who selects which razor.
Is there anything in the contract to keep stores from selling/sharing this app data with commercial companies?
Everyone thinks they can facebook and google and amazon your data.
#NoCookieForYou
Thank you, minimum wage supporters. Without the minimum wage getting jacked so cavalierly, the disruption to the economy and the pain to low-skilled workers would have been less acute.
It’s always the few bad apples that give other apples the justification to watch everything you do...eventually your microwave will be watching you..but its for your own good.