Shoplifters Beware: AI is Watching (and it’s Getting REALLY Good)
By Dr. Joerg Storm
๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐: You walk into a store, casually pick up an item, and… BAM! Security gets alerted because an AI spotted a suspicious movement.ย ย Sounds like sci-fi, right? Wrong!
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐
๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.ย ย French startup Veesion uses AI-powered video surveillance that analyzes shopper behavior in real-time. Their secret sauce? A massive dataset of ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ used to train the AI, boosting detection rates from a measly ๐ฑ% ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ฌ%!
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ’๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป:
๐๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ฒ-๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐: Computer vision analyzes video feeds, identifying suspicious movements like concealment or bypassing checkout.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ: The AI constantly learns from data, getting better at spotting shoplifters with every interaction.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น-๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป: The system continuously monitors footage, notifying store managers via app for immediate action.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ป’๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ด๐๐๐ – ๐ถ๐’๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ.ย Imagine the impact on petty theft and organized retail crime!
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:ย ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป? ๐๐ฒ๐’๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐!
P.S.ย Share this with your network if you think AI can be a force for good in retail security!
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