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AI Shoplifting Alerts Are Spreading. Who Decides What Happens Next?

07/11/2026 / Civic signals, From the neighborhood, Opinion / 3 minutes of reading

AI that flags suspected shoplifting is now running in about two dozen stores around Chicago. It is fast at spotting movement, but the hard part of shop security has always been reading people.

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AI Shoplifting Alerts Are Spreading. Who Decides What Happens Next?