Automated Appetites: The Rise of Robots in Food Service

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Okay, artificial intelligence found one other job to take away from actual humans, and that is baby back ribs. So, they made a robot that can now slice barbecue ribs so that you don't need an employee to do it. Is this good or bad? I don't know, maybe it's safer to have a robot do this rather than having somebody with sharp knives. But it is one less job for an actual human to perform. And what about quality? Is it better quality? Maybe if the ribs are all the same size, it looks like these are pretty consistent, that'll be good I think if you're eating ribs on a plate you're not going to really care who cut it if it's a robot or a person.

But for the general economy, it might be better to have humans do things to be productive. What are your thoughts? Is this the wave of the future? And as a consumer, which one do you prefer? But also as an employee or somebody who makes money, which one do you prefer? As a business owner, which is better? This is probably going to save you a lot of money as a business owner because you don't have to pay an employee $5-$20 an hour, rather than having a onetime fee for a robot and maybe some electricity.

Pros and cons, tell me what you think.

Automated Appetites: The Rise of Robots in Food Service
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