Originally posted by: Mark
Tom, they were moving to Kiosks regardless. A kiosk is a lot less expensive than someone making $7.25 an hour, so I don't find this to be a persuasive argument. That's ok as AI is going to replace so many people, I think in ten years we will be looking at a 20% - 30% unemployment rate. If you don't do work that requires you to perform physical tasks, most people's jobs aren't long for this world. Ask your pal Elon if you don't believe me.
Naah. There will be a lot of mindless, repetitive tasks replaced by AI/bots. That will free up people to do work that actually requires human intelligence.
They said that the advent of automobiles would put millions out of work. But you know what, carriage drivers, stable hands, farriers, blacksmiths, etc.--their skills were all transferrable.
It's quite possible that what Tom thinks already exists--completely automated fast food--is just around the corner. But I can't imagine that smiling clerk at the register or the guy at the grill being unable to find other and probably better work.