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Barcodes are about to go extinct

107 points · 151 comments · rmason

  1. m3047 · · focus · HN ↗
    Here is the timeline:

    "In 1992, on a factory floor in a Toyota auto-parts subsidiary in Japan, workers were drowning in barcodes."

    (collect underpants)

    "And that decision is about to change every single thing you buy."

    I think recognizing packaging sounds like an ideal use for AGI. Boil them oceans, not the eggs.

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