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I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff

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  • George KG George K

    @Aqua-Letifer said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

    Well, here we go then. I think this bullshit is starting in full swing.

    Mrs. George and I spent a couple of nights in downtown Chicago - at the Palmer House - for our anniversary. The goal was just to get away for a few days and be waited on.

    Guess what? No room service.

    I can only guess that this is a staffing issue. The only way we could do a meal in our room was to bring it upstairs (in styrofoam and plastic) from the downstairs restaurant.

    We were short on glasses and pillows. When I called the desk, they said they'd someone up right away - that could EASILY be done with a robot. I'm surprised that iRobot (maker of Roomba) hasn't explored this space - perhaps they have, I dunno.

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    Doctor Phibes
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    Presumably the folks who previously did this work are too busy coding

    I was only joking

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      Axtremus
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      Only rich people can afford to hire the time and labor of other people. The rest will have to make do with technology.

      Rich people have personal assistants.
      The rest of us get personal digital assistants.

      Rich people can retain real chauffeurs.
      The rest of us can have autonomous driving tech.

      Rich people can afford paramours and escorts.
      The rest can at best afford blow-up dolls.

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      • AxtremusA Axtremus

        Only rich people can afford to hire the time and labor of other people. The rest will have to make do with technology.

        Rich people have personal assistants.
        The rest of us get personal digital assistants.

        Rich people can retain real chauffeurs.
        The rest of us can have autonomous driving tech.

        Rich people can afford paramours and escorts.
        The rest can at best afford blow-up dolls.

        KlausK Offline
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        Klaus
        wrote on last edited by
        #6

        @Axtremus said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

        Rich people can afford paramours and escorts.
        The rest can at best afford blow-up dolls.

        Comment from Larry in 3 2 1 ...

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        • MikM Away
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          Mik
          wrote on last edited by Mik
          #7

          Do the math - $2K a month, $490 a week, that's a $12 an hour employee PLUS no benefits, UI, matching SS and Medicare no HR overhead. It's a good decision for the hotels, even if staff were plentiful. Screw the union.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • AxtremusA Axtremus

            Only rich people can afford to hire the time and labor of other people. The rest will have to make do with technology.

            Rich people have personal assistants.
            The rest of us get personal digital assistants.

            Rich people can retain real chauffeurs.
            The rest of us can have autonomous driving tech.

            Rich people can afford paramours and escorts.
            The rest can at best afford blow-up dolls.

            Aqua LetiferA Offline
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            Aqua Letifer
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            #8

            @Axtremus said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

            Rich people can afford paramours and escorts.
            The rest can at best afford blow-up dolls.

            It's okay, man, none of us judge you.

            Please love yourself.

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            • MikM Away
              MikM Away
              Mik
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              Nh. I've met his lovely wife. He's doing much better than that.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                I dont think this is a big deal. Labor force is kind of shrinking. Companies do this all the time'

                sell check out at grocery stores, etc

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                • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                  I dont think this is a big deal. Labor force is kind of shrinking. Companies do this all the time'

                  sell check out at grocery stores, etc

                  Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                  Aqua Letifer
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #11

                  @taiwan_girl said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                  I dont think this is a big deal. Labor force is kind of shrinking. Companies do this all the time'

                  sell check out at grocery stores, etc

                  I'll be interested to see if you still feel the same way in the coming decade.

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                    @taiwan_girl said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                    I dont think this is a big deal. Labor force is kind of shrinking. Companies do this all the time'

                    sell check out at grocery stores, etc

                    I'll be interested to see if you still feel the same way in the coming decade.

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                    LuFins Dad
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                    @Aqua-Letifer said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                    @taiwan_girl said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                    I dont think this is a big deal. Labor force is kind of shrinking. Companies do this all the time'

                    sell check out at grocery stores, etc

                    I'll be interested to see if you still feel the same way in the coming decade.

                    Give it 2. This is at most a novelty for the next 5-7 years, especially with all of the supply disruptions in electronics.

                    The Brad

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                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                      @taiwan_girl said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                      I dont think this is a big deal. Labor force is kind of shrinking. Companies do this all the time'

                      sell check out at grocery stores, etc

                      I'll be interested to see if you still feel the same way in the coming decade.

                      Give it 2. This is at most a novelty for the next 5-7 years, especially with all of the supply disruptions in electronics.

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                      @LuFins-Dad said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                      @taiwan_girl said in I, for one, welcome out robot hotel staff:

                      I dont think this is a big deal. Labor force is kind of shrinking. Companies do this all the time'

                      sell check out at grocery stores, etc

                      I'll be interested to see if you still feel the same way in the coming decade.

                      Give it 2. This is at most a novelty for the next 5-7 years, especially with all of the supply disruptions in electronics.

                      Maybe. Adjacent to robots, I'm pretty sure AI is going to disrupt the everloving shit out of my job prospects. (It shouldn't, but pretty certain it will.)

                      Please love yourself.

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                        Short video of a robot working in a Japanese nursing home.

                        https://www.instagram.com/p/CeOW5ksgt6Z/

                        (PS, you should be able to watch without an instagram account. I did.)

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                          Washington DC matchmaking:

                          https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/24/washington-dc-matchmaking-00041387

                          Rich people get human matchmakers.
                          The rest get matchmaking algorithms.

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                            #16

                            Link to video

                            The robot girl in the intro screen does not appear in the video. LOL

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