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Innocent People Are Being Accused of Shoplifting by Faulty AI-Facial Recognition Systems at an Alarming Rate: "It's the stuff of Kafkaesque nightmares." (futurism.com)
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[–] 34 points 14 hours ago (11 children)

When I worked at Lowe's they could tell the instant shoplifters pulled into the parking lot. They even had nicknames for the repeat offenders.

"Heads up, Dumb and Dumber just pulled in, no doubt headed for lumber."

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  • [–] 14 points 14 hours ago (7 children)

    Only the dumb, obvious ones.

    I assure you, I've shoplifted quite a bit from Lowes without ever drawing suspicion.

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  • [–] 18 points 14 hours ago* (3 children)

    That you know of. Some places wait until you hit felony level totals, then inform the police.

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  • [–] 8 points 12 hours ago*

    I've gotten so many loose bolts and washers just laying around on the floor in the small parts section. I almost want to tell them to pay me for cleaning up their trash. Can't say I've ever made off with lumber though.

    Same with the LEGO isle in Wal-Mart.

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