Algorithms · April 2024Gaffe level: Typo
Amazon Drops Just Walk Out After Humans Behind the Curtain
The cashierless checkout leaned on reviewers labeling video feeds, with reports of around 1,000 staff in India watching the tapes. Turns out the magic was mostly manpower.
Source: Engadget
AI Avatars Translate Speech Into Kenyan Sign Language in Real Time
Kenyan engineer Elly Savatia built Terp360, an AI platform that translates speech into Kenyan Sign Language in real time using 3D avatars, with more than 2,300 signs recorded alongside deaf Kenyans. It won the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, and the team has released an open dataset of nearly 12,000 sign-language motion sequences.
Source: The Eastleigh Voice