A hotel chain installs a camera in its trash bins to spy on what guests are tossing. Turns out its breakfast croissants are too big. Many are going to waste ¡ª along with profits.
A supermarket can suddenly see, hidden in its own sales data, that yellow onions aren¡¯t selling as fast as red onions and are more likely to be trashed.
The brains behind both of these efforts: Artificial intelligence.
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