Chinese casinos use AI, facial recognition to spot suckers

Casinos in China's Macau territory have started to deploy high-tech surveillance tools to keep an eye on their customers. But they're not worried about security. Rather, the casinos use artificial intelligence and facial recognition to spot which customers are about to hand over the most money, according to The Los Angeles Times. In a bizarre real-world version of big data analytics, sophisticated algorithms can separate casual players to more heavy-duty gamblers, which the casino can then target with free perks to keep them playing. The AI system can track players who are more likely to make high-risk bets -- especially those who will continue to do so as they lose money -- as it monitors their activity in the casino.