‘The thought behind it was great, but the execution was proving difficult': Starbucks abandons AI inventory tool after only nine months following multiple errors — coffee giant says it needs to 'focus on consistency and execution at scale'
Starbucks has rolled back its failed AI inventory system, which failed to identify products in real-world environments, after just nine months.
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