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Sam Yeung
Research Scientist at the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) and cognitive psychologist studying retail crime, fraud, and AI in loss prevention.
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Oct 15, 2026
CrimeScience Episode 255: The Emerging Role of AI in Loss Prevention (feat. Sam Yeung, PhD)
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3:49Beau NutterHOST
How should LP practitioners think about that difference when evaluating potential AI use cases?
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3:57Sam YeungGUEST
I think it's important to distinguish between two things, how mature an AI application is and how strong the evidence is that it actually works.
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4:12Sam YeungGUEST
Among the use cases presented in the briefing, misted scan detection had the strongest LP-specific research example.
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4:20Sam YeungGUEST
The briefing pointed out an academic field study evaluating misted scan problems.
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6:17Beau NutterHOST
So what were the most important AI use cases or capabilities that stood out in the report for loss prevention practitioners?
CrimeScience – The Weekly Review – Episode 251 Ft. Sam Yeung, PhD (LPRC)
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9:22Tiffany FrisonHOST
offender trying to get someone to do something, but is there anything else that we could consider here?
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9:43Sam YeungGUEST
My wife was actually sitting right next to me, and she received a call that appears coming from me, Sam Yeung.
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11:43Tiffany FrisonHOST
And then, so I think you also get into it a little bit in this playbook, but what are some of the solutions or tactics that retailers can use to combat these scams based on what we see here in this playbook?