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72 years after [Clarence Saunders] attempted to patent his idea, advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, and other technologies are making the dream of a worker-free store a reality. And American cashiers may soon be checking out.
A recent analysis by Cornerstone Capital Group suggests that 7.5m retail jobs – the most common type of job in the country – are at "high risk of computerization", with the 3.5m cashiers likely to be particularly hard hit.
Another report, by McKinsey, suggests that a new generation of high-tech grocery stores that automatically charge customers for the goods they take – no check-out required – and use robots for inventory and stocking could reduce the number of labor hours needed by nearly two-thirds. It all translates into millions of Americans' jobs under threat.
(Score: 2, Offtopic) by VLM on Thursday August 17 2017, @07:49PM (1 child)
Not bad AC, but there's more to it. Better jobs usually means more time and ability for corporate bullshit. Some of my best shitposting is inspired by corporate bullshit I've heard at work. I could fill binders full of shitposts inspired from the comedy show that was diversity training class. I've heard some amazing stuff at company wide "motivational" meetings too, fertilizer content so high its liquid miracle grow for shitposting. There's probably an age aspect too, I've probably heard 30 times as much corporate BS as a 23 year old recent grad, for obvious reasons, so I have 30 times the shitposting power, just like a guy who's been lifting at the gym for 30 months should be able to outlift a guy who started lifting a month ago, all things being equal, as they usually aren't, LOL. To paraphrase the classic lifting phrase, "Dude do you even shitpost?" I don't think its possible to live the corporate life for even a decade without the result of being able to shitpost with the best on 4chan or here.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday August 18 2017, @02:43PM
I have decades of experience on that hypothetical (or not) 23 year old recent grad you speak of.
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