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10/22/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Amazon to begin testing Digit – a six-foot-tall humanoid robot that might end up REPLACING human warehouse workers
Amazon is testing the use of humanoid, six-foot-tall robots at their warehouses, causing more fears of employee displacement. The experiment will be conducted at Amazon’s BFI1 experimental facility in Sumner, Washington. The robot, known as Digit, is a two-legged robot that is capable of grasping and lifting items at Amazon facilities. Digit has two arms, […]
07/17/2023
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By Kevin Hughes
Chipotle Mexican Grill to test Autocado robot that can prepare guacamole faster than humans (and doesn’t complain)
To deal with the labor shortage, Chipotle Mexican Grill will be testing a new robot that can cut, core and peel avocados used in its guacamole faster than human employees. The robot, known as Autocado, made in collaboration with California-based robotics startup Vebu Labs, can allegedly cut in half the almost 50-minute preparation time to […]
06/01/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Uber Eats to deploy an additional 2,000 delivery robots, putting more jobs in peril
Food delivery company Uber Eats has announced that it will expand the number of four-wheeled robots that will be delivering food on the company’s app. The robots are made by Serve Robotics, and the decision to expand the use of robots was made after a successful pilot of the robot delivery program in Los Angeles. The […]
03/31/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Generative AI could replace up to 300 million mostly white-collar jobs worldwide
A report from investment bank Goldman Sachs warned that the proliferation of artificial intelligence technology could replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs around the world. Specifically, Goldman Sachs warned about generative AI, which can create content indistinguishable from human work. The expansion of generative AI systems is poised to significantly disrupt the job […]
02/03/2023
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By Belle Carter
PayPal to lay off 2,000 employees as part of a larger effort to reduce spending
Payment firm PayPal Holdings Inc. is set to cut seven percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees. “While we have made substantial progress in right-sizing our cost structure, and focused our resources on our core strategic priorities, we have more work to do,” the firm’s CEO Dan Schulman said in a statement. The company’s […]
09/13/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Humans are no match for artificial intelligence – “It’s not even close,” says Nobel laureate
In an interview with The Guardian, Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman opined that artificial intelligence (AI) would be the undisputed winner in the workplace battle between robots and humans. “Clearly AI is going to win [against human intelligence]. It’s not even close,” he told the paper. “How people are going to adjust to this is a fascinating problem.” Kahneman, […]
06/08/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
McDonald’s to test run AI-powered drive-thru windows that don’t need employees to take orders
In another move designed to shrink its workforce and save on labor expenses, McDonald’s is testing out its artificial intelligence-driven drive-thrus at 10 locations in Chicago. In these locations, workers will no longer be taking down the drive-thru orders of customers. A computer will do it instead, according to McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski. On Wednesday, June […]
03/14/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Kroger opens FULLY AUTOMATED warehouse in Ohio, plans to open more in the future
As the demand for product deliveries increased due to the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and as lockdowns prevented many from going to work, companies are resorting to using fully automated warehouses. This is what happened with supermarket chain Kroger, which just opened its first fully automated distribution center in Ohio. Kroger, whose headquarter is based […]
01/31/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Coronavirus lockdown leads to increase in automation as employers turn to robots to keep their businesses running
As the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic rages on in North America and millions of people remain in lockdown, manufacturers and other industries are turning to robots to keep their factories running. According to a report by the Association for Advancing Automation, a trade organization that advocates for the supposed benefits of automating jobs, North American companies […]
07/23/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Will robots “keep” us? Scientists are already seeing signs of a dystopian future as more robots take jobs from humans
Is artificial intelligence (AI) advancing too fast? According to a report from a management consultancy firm, we are steadily heading down the path to dystopia as robots overtake jobs that help give meaning to our lives. Dr. Subhash Kak, a computing expert at Oklahoma University, explains that while employment gives individuals a “sense of self-worth […]
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