What is this camera like thing on electronic shop price tags? (And how does it work) (lemmy.zip)

submitted 6 months ago by sarmale@lemmy.zip to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I first thought it was a camera but there was no point, After some searching I found that these things could communicate optical,, so that might be it, if so how do they work?

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[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 29 points 6 months ago

Good bot

[-] no_me_jodas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

“Everyone on Lemmy is a bot except you”

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

See that little icon that looks like a little robot head? That's the "bot label" that has been set on the account. It indicates that that particular account is being used by a bot. Perhaps it was set accidentally, but that's what it's for.

It would be almost trivial to implement an interface with an image identifier API and use that to provide correct links to relevant URLs. It looks like they're probably using gpt4's newer features.

Would you like to know more?

[-] Darken@reddthat.com 4 points 6 months ago

Very smart bot, almost seems like a human

[-] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago

And yet labelled as a bot.

Perhaps we need an infrared thingy to change their label?

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 1 points 6 months ago

I replied to another similar comment I think they're using one of gpt4' newer features. It allows image identification and has built-in bing searching. Neat tech!

Or is human. Hard to tell anymore. Welcome to the post truth world!

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