Tag Archives: automation

Is Private School Worth the Money?

Posted on 2020-07-27 by

According to Zoe Williams of the Guardian, Soon there’ll be no reason for any parent to send their children to private school. While things are different in the UK, in Canada, the argument against sending your child to public school … Continue reading →

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Technology, Government, and Poverty

Posted on 2019-10-14 by

The Guardian article Digital dystopia: how algorithms punish the poor addresses the impact of technology on government, and specifically on the apparatus of the welfare state. I’m going to comment on what I think is driving these changes, and on … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence at the Drive Thru

Posted on 2019-02-23 by

The Washinton Post reports: At this fast-food drive-through, the person taking your order might not be a person at all. Welcome to the new era of fast food, where the robot revolution is well underway. The inexorable march toward automation … Continue reading →

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Unions Adjust to “Racist” Automation

Posted on 2018-06-16 by

The Huffington Post has a new article that insists that When We Talk About Automation, We Also Need To Talk About Race. Why do they say this? Technology is becoming ever more present in the way work in all industries … Continue reading →

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Walmart Robot Army Wants Your Jobs

Posted on 2018-03-22 by

CBS has an article about automation called Walmart Launches Small Army Of Autonomous Scanning Robots. Let’s have a look. Artificial intelligence will soon be put to work at Walmart stores around the country. And it could be a game-changer for retail. … Continue reading →

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Robots Replace 2/3 of Workers at On-line Grocer

Posted on 2017-11-07 by

Bloomberg has an interesting article on automation in the on-line grocery business: How Many Robots Does It Take to Fill a Grocery Order? Here’s a summary: The U.K.’s biggest online grocer hit a milestone this year: Ocado Group Plc put together … Continue reading →

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Is Automation OK After All?

Posted on 2017-10-09 by

The CBC’s Don Pittis is back with another article on automation: These Canadians are helping the world become replicant ready. Generation R, a startup company that helps organizations prepare for the robot invasion, recently completed a study for Technical Safety … Continue reading →

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Automation is not the Industrial Revolution

Posted on 2017-09-06 by

The ‘experts’ are at it again, warning that Mankind is at a ‘tipping point’ as automation and AI begins to replace us in a ‘long and painful process’. Is it time to set your hair on fire, or are they … Continue reading →

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Socialists Fix Improved Productivity with Higher Taxes

Posted on 2017-08-24 by

Technology Review has published an article claiming San Francisco Will Consider a Tax on Robots. Let’s consider their wisdom. When robots steal our jobs, should they be made to pay taxes? That’s something residents of San Francisco are being asked to … Continue reading →

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Will Robots Check You Out of a Job?

Posted on 2017-08-16 by

The Guardian has a new article on the robopocalypse: End of the checkout line: the looming crisis for American cashiers. What are they claiming? A recent analysis by Cornerstone Capital Group suggests that 7.5m retail jobs – the most common … Continue reading →

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