Amazon kills the checkout line in new Amazon Go concept store

Amazon on Monday unveiled Amazon Go, a new brick-and-mortar concept store that replaces cashiers and checkout lines with computer vision and artificial intelligence. Inside the black box: Understanding AI decision-making Researchers mimic how we recognize faces through artificial intelligence A terabyte too tight? Small businesses, beware the cloud storage ceiling FBI gains expanded hacking powers after lawmakers' attempts to block fail FBI gains expanded hacking powers after lawmakers' attempts to block fail In a video describing the project, Amazon said Amazon Go relies on technology similar to that of a self-driving car: computer vision, deep learning algorithms and sensor fusion. To make the technology more palatable for non-technical folk, Amazon is calling this particular feature set "Just Walk Out" technology. In a nutshell, Amazon Go works in conjunction with a mobile app.