Tired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again.
Amazon has opened 24 of its Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to see what you’ve taken off shelves and charge you as you walk out. Some companies are closely copying Amazon’s approach to using Al-powered cameras fixed in ceilings. But others are trying an entirely different way to skip the checkout: smart shopping carts. These companies have added cameras and sensors (传感器) to the carts, and are using AI to tell what you’ve put in them. Customers pay by entering a credit card, or through an online payment system. When a customer exits the store a green light on the shopping cart shows that their order is complete, and they’re charged.
The companies behind the smart carts, including Caper and Veeve, say it’s much easier to add technology to the shopping cart than to an entire store. Amazom’s Go stores rely on hundreds of cameras in the ceiling. The shelves also include sensors to tell when an item is removed. Ahmed Beshry, co-founder of Caper, believes the technology to run Go is too expensive to use in a large-format grocery store. Neither Caper nor Veeve have said how much their smart shopping carts will cost, making it difficult to compare the different formats. Shariq Siddiqui, CEO of Veeve, said, “We’re always happy when Amazon is doing something. They force retailers to get out of their old school thinking.”
Each time a business uses artificial intelligence and cameras, it raises questions about customers’ privacy and the effect on jobs. Beshry notes that the cameras in his shopping cart point down into the cart, so only a customer’s hand and part of their arm will be captured (拍摄) on camera.
12. What do we know about the smart shopping carts?
A. They are linked to the cameras fixed in the ceilings.
B. They are able to recognize goods put in them.
C. They flash the green light when the order is canceled.
D. They can tell customers where to find what they want.
13. What does Beshry think of the technology used in Amazon’s Go stores?
A. It is far more expensive than their shopping carts.
B. It is likely to help retailers to think differently.
C. It has attracted many more retailers than before.
D. It may reduce the cost of running a store greatly.
14. When it comes to AI and cameras, What makes the public worried most?
A. That somebody may know their privacy.
B. That they can only buy goods online.
C. That goods in the stores may be more expensive.
D. That they behave to wait in a line for a longer time.
15. What is the main idea of the text?
A. The new technology improves retail sale.
B. Smart shopping carts will let you skip the line.
C. Al-powered cameras are used in retail stores.
D. Artificial intelligence affects the future of job market.
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Amazon has opened 24 of its Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to see what you’ve taken off shelves and charge you as you walk out. Some companies are closely copying Amazon’s approach to using Al-powered cameras fixed in ceilings. But others are trying an entirely different way to skip the checkout: smart shopping carts. These companies have added cameras and sensors (传感器) to the carts, and are using AI to tell what you’ve put in them. Customers pay by entering a credit card, or through an online payment system. When a customer exits the store a green light on the shopping cart shows that their order is complete, and they’re charged.
The companies behind the smart carts, including Caper and Veeve, say it’s much easier to add technology to the shopping cart than to an entire store. Amazom’s Go stores rely on hundreds of cameras in the ceiling. The shelves also include sensors to tell when an item is removed. Ahmed Beshry, co-founder of Caper, believes the technology to run Go is too expensive to use in a large-format grocery store. Neither Caper nor Veeve have said how much their smart shopping carts will cost, making it difficult to compare the different formats. Shariq Siddiqui, CEO of Veeve, said, “We’re always happy when Amazon is doing something. They force retailers to get out of their old school thinking.”
Each time a business uses artificial intelligence and cameras, it raises questions about customers’ privacy and the effect on jobs. Beshry notes that the cameras in his shopping cart point down into the cart, so only a customer’s hand and part of their arm will be captured (拍摄) on camera.
12. What do we know about the smart shopping carts?
A. They are linked to the cameras fixed in the ceilings.
B. They are able to recognize goods put in them.
C. They flash the green light when the order is canceled.
D. They can tell customers where to find what they want.
13. What does Beshry think of the technology used in Amazon’s Go stores?
A. It is far more expensive than their shopping carts.
B. It is likely to help retailers to think differently.
C. It has attracted many more retailers than before.
D. It may reduce the cost of running a store greatly.
14. When it comes to AI and cameras, What makes the public worried most?
A. That somebody may know their privacy.
B. That they can only buy goods online.
C. That goods in the stores may be more expensive.
D. That they behave to wait in a line for a longer time.
15. What is the main idea of the text?
A. The new technology improves retail sale.
B. Smart shopping carts will let you skip the line.
C. Al-powered cameras are used in retail stores.
D. Artificial intelligence affects the future of job market.
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