Alabama confirmed as actually Pandora
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2024
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We have them in Oklahoma, too, now
The point of vending machines is convenience of getting something cold on the go (or snacks, but a shelf works for those too)...this solved a problem no one had to make a statement no one cares about....GJ?
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This looks like a screenshot from GTA6. The US is messed up
Welcome sir or madam. Do you wish to purchase something?
Does anyone actually trust AI in its current stage of development to handle this?
Obviously someone does
Fallout New Vegas was right
"American Rounds" . Lols. :)
using artificial intelligence to verify a buyer's age
current year - birth year = buyer's age
We really need to bring LLMs into this? Lmaoà!
I thought that it was weird too but they are probably using some kind of machine learning to look at the buying to try and classify age and if the image on the ID matches.
You have to do facial recognition with a cheap webcam. Apparently using AI is still so cost-prohibitive, they already had to pull one of these machines. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2024/07/10/chips-chocolate-and-ammunition-at-a-vending-machine-near-some/
Facial recognition shouldn't be costly, you can do it on Raspberry Pi with a Coral.
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I guess borderlands was on to something
You're my millionth customer! Don't let it go to your head.
Caveat Emptor!
"What a great day for capitalism!"- Maurcus
'Murica.
As someone often paid to think like a criminal ( in order to stop criminals ), these look like a prime opportunity for a violent cartel to both stock up on ammo and launder money.
Come to think of it, that may be a meta-joke I missed in Borderlands.
The photo recognition ought to put a bit of a damper on it, but I feel like a motivated "investor" could find work-arounds (or just unwitting "mules").
I mean, it looks to be in a grocery store near the front door. I'm not sure how much expensive, highly portable ammo needs to be in there to make a B&E viable, but I bet it can hold at least that much.
Great when you didn't bring enough ammo for your mass shooting and need a quick top up.
Cyberpunk is a prediction more then a fiction at this point.
Always has been.
Welcome to the borderlands universe. Also, hope this thing doesn't ever catch fire.
Speaking of mildly interesting, I'd be mildly interested to know how much spray foam one could put inside that vending machine.
You really just need to get it in the credit card reader.
How's spray foam gonna stop tap-to-pay?
get enough in the right place, and my hope is that the ammo will stay inside the vending machine.
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