Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Let the Machines Do What They Can Do Better

Enter, Walmart Academy, where 1 million of the company's employees will eventually be taught fundamental retail skills that go beyond stocking shelves and customer service, such as which items turn a profit and why.
https://www.thestreet.com/story/14275053/1/walmart-s-store-of-the-future-may-look-eerily-humanless.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO&yptr=yahoo

It's weird how we feel about change. First we got animals to do what we didn't want to do or couldn't do as well as they could. Then slaves. Then machines. Then computers. Now, we look at robots and think "oh no!". But doesn't this just mean we can free humans to do the stuff than robots can't? It would seem that adds value for all.

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