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A rise in self-service technologies may cause a decline in our sense of community

A rise in self-service technologies may cause a decline in our sense of community

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As public-facing automation shifts workers away from public view, wages which reflect professional skill and customer service expectations may disappear. PHOTO: Technology versus Humanity/Gerd Leonhard via Flickr Automation, once hidden behind closed doors in factories, is increasingly moving into public view. Customers can pay for groceries or clothing at a self-checkout machine, order fast food from a touchscreen kiosk or even pickup coffee from a “ robo-café .”

These technologies, which substitute human contact for robot-based interactions, are examples of self-service technologies — innovative public-facing automation which “ enable customers to […]

A rise in self-service technologies may cause a decline in our sense of community

A rise in self-service technologies may cause a decline in our sense of community

In this picture taken on August 21, 2019 a woman uses a facial recognition device installed at an IFuree Go self-service supermarket in Tianjin. – China’s mobile payment infrastructure is already among the most advanced in the world, but facial payment technology is bidding to make QR phone codes old-fashioned. The newest payment systems being rolled out across the country only require a person’s face to make purchases — no mobile, no cash, no wallet. (Photo by Nicolas ASFOURI / AFP) / To go with AFP story China-technology-retail, FEATURE by Helen Roxburgh Automation, once hidden behind closed doors in […]

A rise in self-service technologies may cause a decline in our sense of community

A rise in self-service technologies may cause a decline in our sense of community

Public-facing automation, like self-service kiosks, reduce the chances we have to interact with other people. (Shutterstock) Automation, once hidden behind closed doors in factories, is increasingly moving into public view. Customers can pay for groceries or clothing at a self-checkout machine, order fast food from a touchscreen kiosk or even pickup coffee from a “ robo-café .”

These technologies, which substitute human contact for robot-based interactions, are examples of self-service technologies — innovative public-facing automation which “ enable customers to perform entire services on their own without direct assistance from employees .”

While self-service technologies have the potential to improve efficiency […]

A rise in self-service technologies may cause a decline in our sense of community

A rise in self-service technologies may cause a decline in our sense of community

Public-facing automation, like self-service kiosks, reduce the chances we have to interact with other people. Automation, once hidden behind closed doors in factories, is increasingly moving into public view. Customers can pay for groceries or clothing at a self-checkout machine, order fast food from a touchscreen kiosk or even pickup coffee from a “ robo-café .”

These technologies, which substitute human contact for robot-based interactions, are examples of self-service technologies — innovative public-facing automation which “ enable customers to perform entire services on their own without direct assistance from employees .”

While self-service technologies have the potential to improve efficiency , […]

Automation : Impact on employment – UPSC GS3

Facts: It is expected that the textile and apparel will only create 29 lakh jobs as compared to the expected figure of 1 crore jobs in the next 5 years due to automation

According to a World Bank research, automation threatens 69% of the jobs in India, while 77% in China.

Report by US- based HfS Research : With rising adoption of automation and artificial intelligence, number of low-skilled workers in India’s IT & BPO sector are expected to witness a 35 per cent decrease by 2022. How automation reduces jobs? It is now widely accepted […]

AI like ChatGPT could change the day-to-day of white-collar jobs the most and reverse decades of tech-driven inequality — if we use it the right way

Robots manufacture electric Volkswagens in Zwickau, Germany, on February 25, 2020. Since the 1980s, automation has replaced middle-income workers with robots and software.

Automation has also made educated labor more valuable and contributed to income inequality.

Artificial intelligence could cheapen educated labor and reduce inequality. Automation widened income inequality in the US. The latest developments in AI might just reverse it.In research released in March, OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, found that the newest artificial intelligence could affect white-collar workers more than the rest of the workforce. The technology could dampen the explosive wage growth […]

This is how our work will be shared with algorithms and robots

This is how our work will be shared with algorithms and robots

An image of a robot waiter, alongside a human waiter, at the Da Bruno Sul Mare restaurant in Marbella, Spain.

(Roberto Martín)

It is 56 centimetres high and weighs 55 kilos. Its body – plastic and aluminium alloy – is able to move and avoid obstacles with agility. Its face – an LED screen – greets, smiles and even sings if asked to. It is Bellabot, the first robotic waiter, imported from China and already being used in many European restaurants.The robot is programmed to serve and clear tables. It can carry up to four trays – 40 kilos at a […]

Tech takeover of jobs: Threats, prospects

Tech takeover of jobs: Threats, prospects

Kuka robots work on Tesla Model S cars in a factory in Fremont, California. credit: AP File Photo Technological change is an indelible aspect of modern economic growth. While in the short run, economies might grow by accumulating capital and labour, healthy long-term growth cannot occur without sustained technological improvements. This enables economies to generate more output from a given amount of productive factors, either by designing new products or by innovating new ways to produce the same output. However, technological change has also been accompanied by significant anxieties: The fear of displacement of labour, unemployment and rising inequality […]

How Far Have Robotics and Automation Reached?

How Far Have Robotics and Automation Reached?

The article mentions the role of robotics and automation are altering the world at present

Robotics and Automation have long been the focus of science fiction , with tales of robots destroying mankind or taking over the world being commonplace. The truth of robotics and automation is much less dramatic but no less impressive than these concepts, which may make for entertaining movies and books. We will examine the Status of Robotics and Automation today and how they are altering our world in this article. The article mentions how far have Robotics and Automation reached.

Since many years ago, […]

Beyond Science Fiction: The Reality of Robotics and Automation

Beyond Science Fiction: The Reality of Robotics and Automation

Robotics and automation have been the subjects of science fiction for decades, inspiring stories of robots taking over the world or saving humanity from destruction. While these ideas may make for entertaining movies and books, the reality of robotics and automation is far less dramatic but no less impressive. In this blog, we will explore the current state of robotics and automation and the ways in which they are changing our world.

Robots have been a part of our lives for many years, from assembly lines to space exploration. However, in recent years, advances in technology have enabled robots to […]