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r/Cyberpunk on Reddit: Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts - which relied on more than 1000 people in India watching you as you shopped
April 2, 2024 -
“Just over half of Amazon Fresh stores are equipped with Just Walk Out. The technology allows customers to skip checkout altogether by scanning a QR code when they enter the store. Though it seemed completely automated, Just Walk Out relied on more than 1,000 people in India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate checkouts. The cashiers were simply moved off-site, and they watched you as you shopped.”
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Wait, I thought they had pitched it on being done by AI. The fact that this is how it worked is shady as hell and dishonest.
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Damn, if I had a nickel for every “fully automated system” that turned out to be a Mechanical Turk full of underpaid overseas laborers I’d be a rich bastard.
Ars OpenForum
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Amazon ends “AI-powered” store checkout, which needed 1,000 video reviewers | Page 5 | Ars OpenForum
April 3, 2024 - It's just not ready to automate entire stores and won't be for a while. Doesn't matter how much money they throw at it. ... Click to expand... There’s good news and bad news. The good news is they won’t be exploited anymore. The bad news is they won’t get paid anymore. ... This is borderline fraud, isn't it? I'd imagine investors who thought Amazon had some advance ai and camera surveillance and was going to revolutionize the grocery shopping experience will be mad to learn it was actually just being run by humans.
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Why are some stores bagging self-checkout? - YouTube
Amazon ADMITS AI Grocery Store Was Totally Fake
YouTube
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DECEPTIVE PRICING EXPOSED — Hidden Grocery Store SCAM You’re Not Supposed to See! - YouTube
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Published October 20, 2025
The Guardian
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So, Amazon’s ‘AI-powered’ cashier-free shops use a lot of … humans. Here’s why that shouldn’t surprise you | James Bridle | The Guardian
April 16, 2024 - A small grocery store like the Amazon Fresh shops might have half a dozen staff. Assuming all of them were on full wage (unlikely) and all of them were on the lowest wage (ie not managers), the average individual salary would be about £20k and the annual wage bill would be about £130k. When this work is outsourced via video cameras, it is passed to data labellers. Amazon’s remote data labellers might be paid one or two pounds an hour, if they are lucky.
British Brief
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Florida Man Arrested for Repeated Self-Checkout Scam at Grocery Stores - British Brief
1 week ago - Police reports indicate that Lezcano allegedly carried out this fraudulent activity more than 35 times at various grocery stores, resulting in significant financial losses for the retailers. Surveillance footage reportedly captured him in the act, showing him using his right hand to move one item over the scanner while holding and scanning a different, cheaper item with his left hand, before placing both into his bag. Chief Lopez emphasised the crucial role of modern surveillance technology in identifying and apprehending individuals involved in such scams.
Solink
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Self checkout safety measures to take in your store
November 19, 2025 - By pairing video with POS data, you can quickly find and review high-risk transactions. To see how Solink improves the security of your self checkouts, sign up for a demo today. The common theft techniques at self-checkouts include the “banana trick,” where customers ring up more expensive items as cheaper ones; “pass around,” where patrons bypass the scanner; and “switcheroo,” where shoplifters swap barcodes or tags. Grocery stores can enhance security by providing attentive customer service, utilizing security scales to detect weight discrepancies, installing cameras directly above the self-checkout, and employing AI video analytics software to identify suspicious behavior.
WITL
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Michigan Grocery Scam Targets Self-Checkout Users
July 29, 2025 - New scam at Michigan self-checkouts tricks customers into overpaying. Find out what to watch for and how to stay safe.
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Walmart’s Crackdown on Self-Checkout Theft: AI Surveillance & Nationwide Bans — SecurityTagStore.com
February 25, 2025 - This case is just one example of how self-checkout systems are being exploited by shoplifters. It also underscores the drastic actions retailers are willing to take to deter theft. Meanwhile, another incident showcasing Walmart’s AI technology surfaced on social media. A TikTok user named Nesha posted a video demonstrating how Walmart’s AI-powered self-checkout system flagged her for allegedly missing a scan.
Kioskbuddy
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9 Smarter Strategies for Stopping Self-Checkout Theft
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USA Today
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More shoppers admit to stealing from self-checkout. What do they take?
December 8, 2025 - "This is one of the reasons that some retailers are pulling back from self-checkouts and why others are putting more restrictions in place, such as video monitoring and increased staffing in the area," Saunders told USA TODAY.
Agilenceinc
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How to Identify and Reduce Self-Checkout Theft and Fraud
The ability to send automated alerts to store managers, or even directly to self-checkout attendants can allow them to investigate these suspicious transactions in near real-time. Self-checkout inherently comes with a certain amount of risk, but also offers a number of significant benefits to grocers.
Quora
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How do people fool self checkout at the grocery store? - Quora
Answer (1 of 14): There was a guy in France who went and got a X-box from a supermarket Looked at the box weight, (handily printed on the side!) then trotted off and “bought” the same weight of bananas put them back, but kept the sticky label that was to be scanned at the self-checkout, ...
YouTube
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The Self-Checkout Scam: STOP Losing Money (Check Your Receipts!) - YouTube
STOP Losing Money at Self-Checkout!Are you constantly getting double-scanned at the U-Scan or self-checkout line? You are not alone! I caught a major error o...
Published December 3, 2025
CNN
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Amazon’s cashier-less technology was supposed to revolutionize grocery shopping. It’s been a flop | CNN Business
April 3, 2024 - Amazon said “sensors, cameras, ... and assisted checkout options at Fresh locations once they’ve transitioned to using Dash Cart....
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Authorities Warn of a New Scam at Grocery Store Self Checkouts -
April 6, 2024 - Yesterday’s tip was about how I save a lot of money on groceries when I’m home and when I’m traveling. Well, keeping with that theme, I thought I would share some advice that I just came across in a NY Post article titled: “Romanian mob is coming for your debit cards, with ATM-style skimmers now at self-checkouts: authorities warn.” RELATED: One Writer’s Best Travel Tip is One You’ve Never Heard Before
Avigilon
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Self-Checkout Theft: How it Happens and 10 Prevention Strategies
June 16, 2025 - Self-checkout kiosks can’t automatically detect every type of theft. However, kiosk software can be paired with video security to help flag potential theft. It identifies patterns in unusual customer behavior and automatically notifies managers of potential shoplifters.
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r/privacy on Reddit: Supermarkets: Self-Scanning use AI for Anti-theft?! But How?
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I live in Switzerland and everything here keeps getting more expensive – prices rise constantly.
Meanwhile, most cashier jobs have been replaced by self-scanning systems, even in gas station convenience stores. Paying at a staffed counter is now optional. According to media reports, these shops have started using an AI system to detect when shoppers “forget” to scan an item. At first I thought it was just a bluff, but after about nine months of installing tons of cameras and routers (why so many?), it’s actually catching cases - and getting more accurate over time.
Someone knows, how does this "AI" actually work? Why so many routers?
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There has been some cases in the US where these stores falsely accused people of stealing at the self checkout. And there have been some lawsuits against Walmart where the customer won the suit.
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Back when I worked at Walmart during the pandemic, I remember during the store tour during orientation our group was taken to the security room. Those cameras were NUTS in 2020 and I can't imagine how good they are now. The AP TL asked us "Hey, I'm going to lunch, what's on the menu at Taco Bell?" and zoomed in easily 300 yards away, across the boulevard, across the parking lot and was looking at the drive-thru menu as clear as day. Then showed us that he had access to the cameras at the self check-outs, the cameras above each kiosk, and ultimately the neural network tracking what was in and around the cart. A woman dragged a bag of dog-food off the bottom rack, scanned it, then placed it back-- all with a giant box outline per product. I hope this is the answer you were looking for OP. I understand the central premise was a "scared straight" tactic since among associates is theft higher than patrons but it really was a eye opener to 16 year old me on the surveillance state of modern, big-box stores.
Daily Mail
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Urgent warning over new self-checkout scam that staff and customers didn't notice for days | Daily Mail Online
November 15, 2024 - Similarly, fraudsters managed to place a device on a self-checkout payment system of a Kroger grocery store in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gulf Coast News Now
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How self-checkout machines can tell if you're stealing
March 21, 2025 - So as in when a person is scanning, and checking out, there are video cameras which are focused on observing the person," Shah said.Shah said the cameras can actually pick up on your facial expressions."They might track how the eyeball movements happen or the kind of expressions that happen when a person is stealing, and they record all that," Shah said.If you're looking shady, Shah said an alert is triggered."Sometimes the trigger is right up there, or sometimes the trigger could be in some office in the store, but it is automated AI-generated, and it generates triggers, which could then lead
MyTotalRetail
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Self-Checkout Doesn’t Stand a Chance Against Fraud. Now What?
June 20, 2024 - And, even if a retailer sees these actions on video, it’s after the fact and there's little to be done. If the bad actor doesn’t leave an identifier such as a loyalty card, then it's nearly impossible to track them down. To combat these issues, major retailers have tried diverse methods to mitigate the risk of SCO. Target, for instance, limited the self-checkout kiosk to be used only for 10 items or less and converted more SCO lanes to traditional, staffed lanes, limiting the risk and making it easier for greeters to validate orders on exit.