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RabidHexley t1_j6j0rrd wrote

Reply to comment by crua9 in A McDonald’s location has opened in White Settlement, TX, that is almost entirely automated. Since it opened in December 2022, public opinion is mixed. Many are excited but many others are concerned about the impact this could have on millions of low-wage service workers. by Callitaloss

TL/DR: It doesn't take 100,000 people to design, install, and maintain robots that do the work of 100,000 people.

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crua9 t1_j6jofak wrote

Likely if you were to replace 100,00 people. with the manager included you would need 5 people to keep up the system. The manager, 2 day shift, 2 night shift. And it is likely those 5 will actually cover a system that replaced half a million or more depending on distance and what not.

And even then their jobs will be replaced as it will be cheaper having robots installing, fixing, etc other robots and an AI control unit controlling it all.

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UncertainAboutIt t1_j6lw3vl wrote

> It doesn't take

Because it already took much more, starting with making first transistor, or even maybe making first tool thousands years ago, or ...

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