What do you think of self serve cashier?

I went to a store couple of days ago and there weren't any cashiers! Everything was self serve! People need jobs, hurray for technology but employment is essential for the nation?

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MasterofNone · 26-30, M

Once robots take over. People will be paid without jobs. Let the full plan be implemented. Nobody wants those jobs anyways.

Raymuundo · 46-50, M

@lockedupforgood: maybe. But as Bill Gates publicly stated recently : if you want AI, tax the robots like you would people

MasterofNone · 26-30, M

@Raymuundo: Robots already give more than they take. What the tax for?

Raymuundo · 46-50, M

@lockedupforgood: artificial intelligence is different. Its not just a robotic process. They learn.

MasterofNone · 26-30, M

@Raymuundo: They learn but they wouldn't take right? They wouldn't be self serving right?

Raymuundo · 46-50, M

@lockedupforgood: who knows? We humans aren't so great at making the right calls

MasterofNone · 26-30, M

@Raymuundo: Sure. Still AI robots wouldn't be able to every job we have. Now humans will have to work very hard and learn to do some extra advanced crazy shit

Raymuundo · 46-50, M

@lockedupforgood: i thought that six months ago, but the more i read the less confident i get. I don't have some big paranoia but it is a concern and it seems to be an unregulated and misunderstood space

MasterofNone · 26-30, M

@Raymuundo: We are definitely advancing at a pace that we don't have control over. We have a mindset of 19th century and living in 21st

Raymuundo · 46-50, M

@lockedupforgood: agreed. The world is changing rapidly. Apple and Google are worth way over US$1 trillion combined. I find this scary. Throw in Alibaba and you are almost at US$1.5T.