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from the who-is-going-to-ask-if-I-want-fries? dept.
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) by WalksOnDirt on Friday August 18 2017, @02:41AM (1 child)
It only takes a few seconds. It's just that without a cashier to perform for it's easier to think.
(Score: 2) by t-3 on Friday August 18 2017, @05:27PM
I agree, I just wish the self-checkout registers weren't crippled. I've worked at a grocery store before, I know how to scan items faster than one every 10 seconds. If I was allowed to do so, it wouldn't be so fucking annoying using them. Also, the fucking thing has a scanner, I should be able to scan my id if I want to buy alcohol instead of waiting for the cashier.