Japan’s famous sushi restaurant chain has announced to combat unhygienic acts, being termed as “sushi terrorism” with Artificial Intelligence (Al) cameras.
A recent phenomenon known as “sushi terrorism” has offended a large portion of the Japanese population. Social media videos depict people engaging in a variety of unhygienic acts, such as licking the spoon from a jar of green tea powder.
【悲報】回転寿司炎上界隈に新たな挑戦者あらわる
今度はスシローで醤油さしや湯飲みをベロベロ舐めまくり＆回る寿司にも唾タッチ pic.twitter.com/RMUk3caZQE— 滝沢ガレソ???? (@takigare3) January 29, 2023
???????? FLASH – Le “terrorisme du sushi” fait fureur au #Japon : des adolescents s’amusent à se filmer en train de lécher la vaisselle ou jouer avec la nourriture, dans des restaurants de #sushis servis sur tapis roulant. (HuffPost) #sushiterrorism #sushiterro pic.twitter.com/Wlpm0JlGj6
— Mediavenir (@Mediavenir) February 4, 2023
Another video, which has received over 98 million views on Twitter, showed a guy licking the rim of a teacup and the top of a soy sauce bottle before returning them to a Sushiro chain restaurant. The company said it has replaced all the soy sauce bottles and cleaned every cup at the affected restaurant.
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Nikkei Asia reported that one company, Kura Sushi, announced it will employ artificial intelligence to search for “suspicious opening and closing of sushi plate coverings.” By the beginning of March, the business intends to upgrade the cameras that currently monitor the dishes that patrons take from conveyor belts in order to calculate their cost. The system will notify staff members of any suspicious conduct.
