Dangers of relying on AI

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Sainsbury's pauses AI cameras after shopper ousted (BBC)

"Sainsbury's has suspended its use of live facial recognition technology at one of its London branches after a customer was wrongly challenged as a shoplifter and asked to leave.

Matt Arnold, 46, was buying items at the East Dulwich store when he was stopped by management at a self-service till.

Describing the experience as a "terrifying glimpse of the future," he has warned that retail surveillance tech risks humiliating customers and creating a system where staff feel compelled to follow automated alerts without applying human logic."

[CitroJim]

Indeed, a glimpse of a future already largely upon us...

I hope he got his shopping for free by way of apology...