Kura Sushi will use artificial intelligence cameras to fight “sushi terrorism”. All means are good for maintaining hygiene in restaurants.
A viral video in Japan shows how sushi restaurants with revolving tables go to great lengths to prevent food spoilage in what is now called “sushi terrorism”. One chain, Kura Sushi, said it would use artificial intelligence to look for signs of “suspicious opening and closing of sushi tray lids.”
Kura Sushi will use artificial intelligence cameras to combat ‘sushi terrorism’
Kura Sushi plans to begin upgrading its existing cameras, which are currently used to detect dishes customers take from a set and manage their account, starting in March. If the system detects suspicious behavior, it will alert employees.
“We want to deploy our AI cameras to see if customers put sushi they picked up with their hands back on their plates,” a spokesperson told CNN. “We are confident that we can update our systems to deal with this behavior.”
All means are good for maintaining hygiene in restaurants
Many Japanese were offended by this trend, dubbed “sushi terrorism”. The video shows people doing very dirty things in restaurants, like licking a teaspoon or chopsticks. In a very popular video, a man is seen licking the top of a soy sauce bottle before closing it and putting it back in its place. This video would have brought down the shares of the Sushiro restaurant chain by almost 5%. Sushiro explained that he replaced all the soy sauce bottles and washed all the cups in his restaurants.
Many turntable sushi restaurant chains are taking steps to combat this very bad practice and ensure perfect hygiene conditions for their customers.
Kura Sushi is no stranger to the use of artificial intelligence. In 2020, the company used an app that could rate tuna cuts. This application should allow you to judge the quality of cuts without going to the place of purchase while the pandemic is raging.