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Amazon's humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced. (www.businessinsider.com)

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Amazon's humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced.::The robot's human-like shape is bound to reignite workers' fears of being replaced, but Amazon says they're designed to "work collaboratively."

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[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

I expect eventually both countries will be forced into a income tax based UBI. It sounds weird but it's that or the jobless riot, and even if they didn't, if there's no cash to spend, a company can't continue to operate.

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