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shogi_x t1_j6e1imk wrote

Reply to comment by human8264829264 in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264

I can only find a handful of articles from around the same time period. I'm guessing this is tech that never really proved its value so it didn't catch on widely. TBH they're probably just using regular security cameras and Bluetooth beacons, if they're analyzing this at all.

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pseudocultist t1_j6egngk wrote

This kind of tech came too early. It generated a mountain of data which no one could parse let alone use for any good ends. No integration with other systems.

Today we're doing AI data lakes where we just pipe in all sorts of raw data and let the AI do the work . It's still catching on in enterprise settings. Once that's in place, they can take another shot at tech like this, piping the data into the lake where it can be put to use. Plus the hardware has dropped in price quite a bit.

I would say expect a second round of this stuff in another 3-5 years, and it'll be much more successful.

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Lelabear t1_j6fmbk7 wrote

Knew a guy about 10 years ago who was an audio engineer that got a job with Wal-Mart designing subliminal sound devices to put in the end caps at the stores to make customers want to buy that merchandise. Never went in a box store again without headphones.

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theycmeroll t1_j6fschd wrote

Lol I just commented up a bit higher, I used to install those.

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opiate_lifer t1_j6foluz wrote

Any evidence this even works?

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Lelabear t1_j6fr1i5 wrote

Don't know, but he was making a 7 figure salary, somebody thought it was worth it.

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xX609s-hartXx t1_j6lhqnz wrote

That doesn't mean much. Some companies hire hand writing analysers who will tell them what kind of person you are based on one page of hand written text.

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Lelabear t1_j6lic96 wrote

The subliminal tapes convince you to buy something, the handwriting analysis probes your character. Different techniques get different results, all nefarious.

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xX609s-hartXx t1_j6lj63h wrote

Hand writing analyses is also about as scientific as astrology.

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