Yes, robots really are about to take your jobs

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[jmanz]

McDonalds has been doing this (people taking orders from home) for years. Can't see them on a screen though.

 

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https://www.newsweek.com/russia-building-army-robot-weapons-chinas-ai-tech-helping-1594362

 

[jmanz]

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22557895/automation-robots-work-amazon-uber-lyft

 

[ryanator]

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22557895/automation-robots-work-amazon-uber-lyft

So robots are taking over manager positions to slave drive the employees? Human kind is evil.

 

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They are out there starting to roam.

 

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Well here they come, if anyone can make it happen, it will be Elon Musk.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22633514/tesla-robot-prototype-elon-musk-humanoid-ai-day

 

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https://twitter.com/username/status/1432315475262910464

 

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https://www.businessinsider.com/dallas-restaurant-hires-robots-to-serve-guests-sing-happy-birthday-2021-9

 

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Now not only are they going to take your jobs, they will kill you as well.

An Israeli defense contractor on Monday unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire. The unmanned vehicle is the latest addition to the world of drone technology, which is rapidly reshaping the modern battlefield.

Israeli firm unveils armed robot to patrol volatile borders - ABC News (go.com)

 

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Singapore has trialed patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in "undesirable social behavior," adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state that is fueling privacy concerns. From vast numbers of CCTV cameras to trials of lampposts kitted out with facial recognition technology, Singapore is seeing an explosion of tools to track its inhabitants.

Singapore trials patrol robots to warn people of "undesirable" behavior: "It reminds me of Robocop" - CBS News

 

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What do you think about Amazon's Astro?



Kind of reminds me of the old Radio Shack robots back in the day.

 

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Man this thread after all these years is really starting to live up to it's thread title

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/19/business/restaurants-robots-workers.html

 

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/rise-of-the-robots-speeds-up-in-pandemic-with-us-labor-scarce/ar-AAQogdr

 

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I was thinking about this little Roomba we got for the office here, it's like having somone sweep at night without paying them. I can see how robots can really take away jobs now.

 

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Robot Bartender Will Serve Cocktails in 90 Seconds at Winter Olympics (businessinsider.com)

 

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It’s starting to happen, you see it in ever store more and more, self checkout lines. Have you noticed that they keep adding more and more while taking by away the regular isles? They have slowly done this so you wouldn’t notice as much. The next phase is to remove cashiers altogether.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1533948876935139328

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1534017306883289090

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1568773536394936322