Mechanical Turk is People! Millions of people watching you shop

Update: 2024-06-05

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Amazon shut down their "cashier-less" stores, and with the announcement came the revelation that they've been still secretly operated by Amazon's human-powered "automation" system this whole time. 👀

It feels creepy to have strangers watching you shop.. But how did we get here? And what are the consequences?

Join us for Episode 11 of the Boss.Radio Podcast 🎉

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Mechanical Turk is People! Millions of people watching you shop