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Starbucks ditches AI inventory system as AI-driven layoffs spread

Starbucks has withdrawn a computer vision-based automated inventory management system from more than 11,000 stores after it miscounted stock and worsened shortages, Forbes reported. Staff returned to manual work. Forbes said companies replacing workers with AI are also removing AI that fails to replace people. It cited recent layoffs at Meta, Intuit and others, while companies also say they lack talent able to use AI tools in day-to-day work.