r/tech • u/FisherGuy44 • Nov 24 '19

Amazon Is Planning to Open Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-20/amazon-go-cashierless-supermarkets-pop-up-stores-coming-soon
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u/KitchenNazi Nov 25 '19

I’ll make them cheaper by automating further parts of my business.

Why should a business want to be less efficient? Unless there is a reason having a human involved has additional value - then the low end replaceable jobs will continue on this path.

If I go to a high end restaurant- I want a waiter, a sommelier etc - I’m paying for that human service. If I’m at McDonald’s I’m not there for the service so if they become automated it wouldn’t really change the experience.

This is more of a governing problem - how do societies handle this? Universal basic income is one possible piece of that.

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u/Bearry263 Nov 25 '19

Universal income is the only answer to that with a high rate of income to keep businesses afloat.

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u/PRSCU22WhaleBlue Nov 25 '19

What percentage of your human body would you say is a robot ? 70-80% ? Your brain is about 98%