Amazon to use AI tech in its warehouses to enforce social distancing

Amazon has launched a new AI-based tracking system at its offices and warehouses in an effort to enforce social distancing among employees.The new system, called Distance Assistant, uses cameras and monitors to highlight workers keeping a safe distance in green circles while those who are too close to one another are highlighted in red circles.Vice president and distinguished engineer at Amazon's robotics division, Brad Porter explained how the team came up with the idea in a blog post, saying: