In Las Vegas, presidential hopeful Andrew Yang says Nevada is ‘Ground Zero’ for disruption from automation

In Las Vegas, presidential hopeful Andrew Yang says Nevada is ‘Ground Zero’ for disruption from automation

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang shakes hands with supporters at Springs Preserve on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)

Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang has made a campaign of saying automation will decimate American labor and Wednesday in Las Vegas, he said Nevada and its service industry could be primed to take some of the hardest hits.

“It turns out that Nevada is ground zero for the automation of jobs, where three out of five retail, gaming and hospitality jobs could be subject to automation, and we’re already seeing it, where MGM just automated away bartenders,” he said in an […]

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