Automation: 140 Burger Kings in CA to get self check kiosks
Predictable. New labor and wage laws have accelerated the adoption of automation and fewer jobs.
Media, AI: 90% of newsrooms now using AI in some form
the survey revealed that 90 percent of newsrooms are already using some form of AI in news production, 80 percent in news distribution, and 75 percent in news gathering. News…
Automation: Google may lay off thousands due to new AI
Rumors that Google will soon lay off thousands of workers in their ad business, since AI can do it better and costs less.
Automation: Company lays off 1,000 staff, saying no longer needed due to AI
Company says AI enables them to increase productivity, needs fewer workers, lays off about 1,000.
Automation: Fully autonomous restaurant opening in California
Predictably, the first fully automated restaurant to open in California.
Automation: Starbucks to increase use of automation
Starbucks will improve efficiency by adding more automation.
Automation: Cost of running fast food restaurants
The cost of running fast food restaurants is becoming very expensive, for many reasons. The result will be increased use of automation and customer “DIY” systems like app and kiosk…
Automation: Multiple restaurants working to add robots
Automation continues to be added to many restaurants, which will lead to a reduction in head count.
Business: “Made in America”
Not the first to do this, but here’s an uplifting story on manufacturing: The hidden beauty inside American factories (cnn.com)
Automation: “Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of AI”
Writer suggests Luddites should have sought tax on machine made fabric. How about a tax on words written on word processors?