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7-Eleven is bringing facial-recognition technology pioneered China to its 11,000 stores in Thailand

Published by Business Insider on Fri, 16 Mar 2018


7-Eleven is introducing facial-recognition and AI technology at its 11,000 stores in Thailand.The technology is commonly used in China where the government and private companies are implementing its use for everything from buying food to getting a loan.But the rollout at Thailand's 7-Eleven stores remains unique in scope because of how frequently customers shop there.This rollout indicates more AI technologies are set to grow across Asia.The convenience store 7-Eleven is rolling out artificial intelligence at its 11,000 stores across Thailand, as the technology becomes more prevalent in Asia.7-Eleven will use facial-recognition and behavior-analysis technologies to identify loyalty members, analyze in-store traffic, monitor product levels, suggest products to customers, and even measure the emotions of customers as they walk around.The company announced it will be using technology developed by US-based Remark Holdings, which says its facial-recognition technology has an accuracy rate of more than 96%.Facial-recognition technology is experiencing a boon across Asia, particularly in China where customers can use it to pay for food, get money from ATMs, and evenget a loan.Remark, which has data partnerships with Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu,has a significant presence in China.It was awarded a multimillion dollar contract for use of its object-recognition software to monitor online streaming in Guizhou, China, and flag pirated content. It is also using its AI to monitor the use of health masks and hats by workers in 200 restaurants as part of a seven-figure contract with a Shanghai health agencyone of the country's largest state-owned enterprises.And while China's government is hoping to install 400 million surveillance cameras with facial-recognition by 2020, the rollout at Thailand's 7-Eleven stores remains unique in scope. It could potentially be the largest number of facial-recognition cameras to be adopted by one company, especially one as entrenched in daily life as 7-Eleven.7-Eleven stores are a crucial part of daily life for many in ThailandWith a population of nearly 69 million people, approximately 10 million consumers visit a 7-Eleven store each day.The company generates more than $14 billion in revenue each year.Across Asia, 7-Eleven has expanded its services to include everything from recharging phones and offering bill-pay services, to dry cleaning, driver's license renewal, and sales of show tickets.In Thailand, 7-Elevens sell warm, cheap, and localized foodsincluding a burger with a bun made of sticky riceand TV ads reportedly run almost non-stop."No corporate entity is so entrenched in Thai lives," according to a report fromPublic Radio International. And that may be crucial not only to the success of facial recognition in 7-Eleven stores in Thailand, but across the region.After the launch of artificial intelligence in 7-Eleven, the company's group chairman intends to roll the technology out atPing-An Insurance Group, one of the world's largest insurers with assets worth more than $800 billion.SEE ALSO:22 eerie photos show how China uses facial recognition to track its citizens as they travel, shop ' and even use toilet paperJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: YouTube and Facebook have a serious problem with 'promoted' conspiracies about the Parkland shooting
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