With so much talk about artificial intelligence, there are various categories and speculations about its future impact. One obvious form that is currently impacting consumers is that which is found in retail stores and fast-food establishments, requiring automated transactions with fewer cash transactions or retail personnel to assist customers.
In its implementation humanity
suffers and society is left without a soul, seeing the rise in unemployment and
those with minimal skillsets feeling disheartened, not having advanced skills beyond
those found in customer service jobs, teaching youth survival skills as saying
please and thank you.
Just as gas station attendants
are an anomaly, cashiers and baggers are at threat of becoming extinct, as we may
soon find ourselves on the other side of humanity.