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andrewducker

Interesting Links for 16-06-2016

Jun 16, 2016 12:00

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Comments 18

mummoth June 16 2016, 17:15:17 UTC

Im not sure automation will go quite as far as they think it will. A lot of people, myself included, refuse to use self checkouts. The companies that are installing these can afford to employ real live people. I don't care if it takes extra time to get through the line up, I want people to have jobs.

kalimac June 16 2016, 17:24:05 UTC

Oh, don't worry: checkout clerks still have jobs, fixing the screwups of the self-checkout machines.

I wish you luck in the future refusing to ride in self-driving cars as they eventually become commonplace.

mummoth June 16 2016, 17:40:50 UTC

Will self driving cars take jobs though?

I don't drive, so my family only needs one vehicle currently. I only occasionally use transit... once a month, maybe... and the Sky Train has never had drivers, anyway.

If I could have a self driving car it would be a second vehicle that needs maintenance.

My city has a bylaw where there isn't self serve gas stations, they only have full serve. They employ more people because of that.

danieldwilliam June 16 2016, 18:01:01 UTC

Hundreds of thousands of truck drivers, taxi drivers and bus drivers.

Perhaps 1% of GDP? (I'm guessing here - but there's a lot of cash on the table ).

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kalimac June 16 2016, 17:20:51 UTC

Trying to parse that Boris Johnson has a sister who's opposed to Brexit. Heh. The entire UK is caught up in a family feud.

Also trying to parse Bob Geldof weighing in on this, for, despite his well-known political activism, he is - so I understand - not a UK citizen.

danieldwilliam June 16 2016, 18:03:27 UTC

The Canadian automation study is consistent without the early Oxera study (which I like).

I wonder if they used the same methods.

andrewducker June 16 2016, 22:19:07 UTC

I oscillate back and forth between "The future will be here next week" and "It's going to take decades to get it right."

It will be fascinating to find out what actually happens.