The only reason they're using AIs to catch shoplifters is because it's cheaper than actually hiring people.

Why do people glorify AI so much? It's just an advanced calculator for the most part. <br><br>Companies like Walmart are only experimenting with AIs because it's cheaper to pay a few computer science nerds to work on these projects, rather than paying storefront security guards to do their job.<br><br>So yeah, the only reason they use these AIs to track shoplifters is because it's a way to save money, they don't really care about potentially losing business due to shoplifting.