Facial recognition that tracks "suspicious friendliness"

[Ellsworth]

https://gizmodo.com/facial-recogniti...ou-2000519190?

Based on the article, and what is possible that isn't described, it seems like they are developing a rudimentary system.

It's true that the amount of shoplifting is soaring.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/busin...omy/index.html

And there are many criminals/shoplifters selling extra batteries and bare tools on used marketplaces.
I've stopped buying used tools on CL, FB, et cetera that 'look like brand new.'
Rarely I will if I can understand the seller a little bit and things make 100% sense.

But it might appear as thought they are building more dystopia, to try and fix the previously built dystopia.
YOMV YMMV.

Edited to add:

What might be the impact upon the Aristotelian concept "friendship of utility?"
(Utility, because they are an agent of a company providing a paid service)

Retail interactions with the same staff often feel more socially rewarding.
(familiarity might elevate the feeling of the interaction to have elements of the Aristotelian concept of pleasure)

And a person that shops at the same location often gravitate toward specific staff based upon some preferences (i.e. more discussion, less discussion, faster service, predictability, et cetera).

Would the program seems less objectionable if it was pitched differently?
i.e. Find the most genuinely friendly employees to figure out how to hire more like them?

Or 'study everything about the store checkers that have the highest sales averages' ... crunch data ... program AI sales clerk replacement robot.
(I mean, hire more humans that are like the top performers).

If the company in the article can successfully sell their product/service to stores, then it will have a continual data stream to analyze for refinement and additional R&D.