British store trials AI to spot customers not wearing face masks

Since COVID-19 became a part of our lives, businesses around Europe have been looking for ways to remind their customers to wear a face mask. One garden centre in West Yorkshire may have found the answer: artificial intelligence. It uses a system at its front entrance that watches people's faces and detects if they are wearing a mouth and nose covering. If it spots anyone without a mask, it can relay a message to the customer or notify staff. Jonathan Pratt, whose firm Videcon developed the system, says the idea is to "promote and increase mask-wearing so we can safeguard the safety of customers and staff."