Share and Follow
A DAD has warned against using self-checkout at Walmart now that AI technology and cameras are working to catch thieves.
TikToker An Honest Dad said he fears he’ll get a knock on the door from the police if he ever forgets to scan something.
Walmart has ramped up anti-theft measures at self-checkout to combat the estimated $112 billion worth of product escaping retailers each year.
This has included a mirror trick which forces shoppers to watch themselves being watched by a camera, and AI-operated software that tracks whether an item was correctly scanned.
Thieves who used to use the banana trick – which involves ringing up an expensive item as a lower-priced good – are discovering the new tech will stop them in their tracks.
Not only are petty thieves caught in the moment, but some are watched from afar for months until police can slam them with a felony charge.
In a video, the TikToker (@anhonestdad) noted these increased measures in stores and said it’s scaring him away from the self-service kiosks.
“Hundreds of people are getting arrested, and I’m not talking about just in-store,” he said.
“I’m talking about a knock at your door in the middle of the night.”
Read Related Also: Who is Edward Jordan Sr? Father of Aretha Franklin’s first child, Clarence
The TikToker claimed that law enforcement will wait until thieves have hit a cap of stealing a few hundred dollars worth of items before making their arrest.
This allows detectives to hit the criminals with a harsher sentence.
But in order to prove their case, law enforcement is constantly collecting surveillance footage with cameras at checkout and AI, according to the TikToker.
“They’re constantly monitoring everything you do, so they know when you’re stealing,” he said.
“But no one will say anything and you’ll walk straight out the door.”
For crooked shoppers who think they can easily get past by using cash and wearing a mask, the TikToker said to think again.
He says there are cameras all throughout the parking lot that can capture an image of a thief’s face or the license plate of the car they’re driving.
“They can follow you even as you leave because everything’s being recorded,” he said.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Walmart for comment.
Some disgruntled Walmart fans say the new technology is so intense it makes the shopping experience no fun.
And Walmart’s self-checkout has caused such a stir among shoppers the business is phasing it out at some stores.
