If you consider the costs associated with insurance, legal and productivity - especially with fast food workers - it really does make sense to automate from the point of view of the employer. There's just no other way.
It's unfortunate that many people will loose their jobs, but that is the nature of progress and innovation: the old has to die to make space for the new.
This is what happens when you demand higher pay for a job that requires no skill or the skill a robot can do. If you want higher pay then provide value.
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Yeah, what happens when the robots only cost $10k? 5k?
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Exactly.
Of course there are still some things that can be done better by humans, for examply frying meat until it looks done, but simple tasks like taking orders can be automated easily.
Like you said, it's the future, it's unavoidable.
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With the "robot taking jobs away" example you confirm that it is so imperative to change the education system in most countries. We have to teach our kids to be creative and innovative, to learn what is important (and discard the rest) an seek for critical information, to work in groups, ... That is the only way to stay somewhat competitive against robots and AI.
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