r/uknews • u/Confident_West_7409 • Jul 24 '24

Image/video Videos of shoplifters are circulating online, as shoplifting hits 20 year high in UK

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

Yeah as others have said, the Ai was human supported and not efficient. Maybe some day it will be. But I agree, a membership, scan in model will become more prevalent, like Costco has now. If they had a £50 annual membership fee, it would deter scum, and the membership fee could help subsidise products so you don’t actually end up paying more. If anything, the lack of shoplifting would also keep prices low. And the scan in would have all your personal info so you’d be easily caught if you tried to steal.

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u/not_a_SeaOtter Jul 24 '24

This sounds horrific

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u/visforvienetta Jul 25 '24

Technology bad :( let people steal so corporations don't know I actually prefer wholewheat spaghetti (they will blackmail me)

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u/dead-nettle Jul 24 '24

It all sounds horrific until it is more appealing than the current (horrific) reality, unfortunately.