dagblog - Comments for "&quot;Rise of The Machine&quot;; happening RIGHT NOW: assembly line work is history" http://dagblog.com/link/rise-machine-happening-right-now-assembly-line-work-history-23182 Comments for ""Rise of The Machine"; happening RIGHT NOW: assembly line work is history" en Comes to mind now: forget http://dagblog.com/comment/241267#comment-241267 <a id="comment-241267"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/rise-machine-happening-right-now-assembly-line-work-history-23182">&quot;Rise of The Machine&quot;; happening RIGHT NOW: assembly line work is history</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Comes to mind now: forget about retail as a replacement for those depressed folks with attitude, the reduced number of jobs wil be for those on their toes, looking sharp and really ready to <em>sell.</em></p> <p>Big hardware and Walmart and Costco? You already see the change that happened at gas stations long ago, there are usually only a few manned checkout lanes open, and the overseer of the self-service lanes requires understanding the machines and more responsibility.</p> <p>Grocery cashiers? They will still be there for a while. Who knows, though with Jeff Bezos working on it?  Soon we'll be paying a premium if we want to see the food before we buy it, and another premium if we don't want to have to check it out ourselves?</p> <p>Loading online orders for delivery? Nope: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/grasping-robots-compete-to-rule-amazons-warehouses/">Grasping Robots Compete to Rule Amazon’s Warehouses</a></p> </div></div></div> Sun, 06 Aug 2017 12:17:02 +0000 artappraiser comment 241267 at http://dagblog.com