Inside Amazon’s robot revolution

[@rooster1012]

Proof that humans are 100% replaceable especially when these robots start building one another and have advanced AI running them.

[@xx_Joker_xx]

And it's only the beginning. 50% of jobs will be gone over the next 10 years.

[@nstark1066]

Can AI develop better business models, and less inhumane CEO's? Please?

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

Except when it comes to driving. There's just zero tolerance for mistakes and robots cannot be punished for vehicular manslaughter. They have to be perform better than the best drivers not the worst. Because most of us are not the worst drivers. Tech fanatics hate those standards but humans are not expendable by robotic driving errors.

[@four4eyes]

Cyberdyne system 1zero1

[@magaareinbredhillbillies]

well, when you lose your job, what are you going to do?

[@brucebarratt99]

I worked at amazon for 3 months. I thought the whole time it should be done with robotics. The humans who do it for a long time will get permanent injuries.

[@PriceWordplay]

Guesd you will be out in the street soon

[@Proj_Doomsday]

Robots don't pay taxes. City and states are going to have to tax robots to pay for society.

[@kramchancel1266]

Still cheaper than human workers

[@mr.joshua6818]

That could work

[@dave23024]

So, a retailer that depends on people's money wants to put people out of work. They didn't think that one out too well.

[@mr.joshua6818]

@@dave23024 AI will sort it out for us.

[@IN-hw8it6]

Tiping could still be taxed, though! 😂

[@yosvaniflako3427]

It's scary that our value is below $250,000.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Rome Roma Ramenten Rakuten

[@indieshack4476]

I think they'll be turning these things out at a fraction of that cost in just a couple of years.

[@jmitterii2]

@@indieshack4476 They'll be expensive because there's a lot of parts. Assembly lines still are extremely expensive with all their automation 50 years on... and they've been around for over 100 years now with Ford's first real use of the Assembly line. And they break down all the time. I'm sure these things will too.

[@nstark1066]

Bezos must be ecstatic! No bathroom breaks, no medical emergencies, just AI that requires zero paychecks...

[@shapursasan9019]

Of course, he's paying for it! It was bound to happen, for jobs that a monkey can do--a robot can do!

[@tabularasa7775]

He probably got sick of people that feed or do nothing for nobody whinging about him that feeds millions and brings jobs to places that had nothing and Rightly so .

[@VOAN]

Eventually those same robots could easily be hack by criminize hackers and would be coming for his head if not unaware. Anything that used technology could be hack nowadays so even if it had its benefit, there's also some risk about it.

[@vermiliongamboge155]

@@tabularasa7775 People who get injured on the job are not "whinging."

[@tabularasa7775]

@@vermiliongamboge155 Not sure who mentioned work places injuries , why are you mentioning things that you have imagined and then attaching those things to what people have written . I'd replace you with a robot tomorrow lol

[@Caleb-r3x]

"This robot doesn't need to go home and see his family, doesn't need health care benefits"

[@Gabriel-yq1ck]

Sounding like Pol Pot there

[@keltwondaglobal7250]

That tells you everything about the greediness of the American corporate world 😢😢

[@RS-do6tv]

Who will buy the products

[@jmitterii2]

And doesn't buy anything, but costs. To sell a bunch of nothing. Not even enough rich people can make economy of scale. So it all goes bust.

[@numerotinko]

@@RS-do6tv That ain't our problem

[@anneahlert2997]

Andrew Yang predicted this. He also said that as technology replaced human jobs, we would find it increasingly more difficult to find new jobs for those unskilled humans and humans without transferable job skills. A majority of workers cannot be retrained every few years for an entirely new job, so the only answer is a Universal Basic Income-- funded by taxing Big Data and the other multibillion-dollar companies whose tech has taken away those jobs. The old economy won't work after the new Industrial Revolution. We need to rethink how we provide for people, and give people a sense of intrinsic worth, instead of placing the worth of a person on their job.

[@Alien_isolationist]

They pretty much owe us as they've made a fortune selling our personal information

[@badpuppy3]

Universal basic income will be as low as they can make it. And you can't negotiate for more UBI like you can with your wages.

[@chrischungy]

There's not much training involved with sorting an item and packing it up

[@bingbong9076]

Not a good sign for people, for instance people on disability cannot have more than $2000 in savings in the US. How will unskilled workers be treated? IF UBI does happen, it will be poverty line stipends, while the rich who own all the robots live in luxury. We are returning to serfdom but somehow even worse.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

@@bingbong9076 We still know where the pitchforks are.

[@supernova4760]

I work for Amazon and I’m not complaining. I’m going to be the doctor for those robots. What he said is right, “what is your worth?” Is your career lifting 35 pound boxes all day? Anyone can do this so the question is, what is your worth? Make yourself valuable! You are worth much more than just lifting a 35 pound box and then end up with back pain injury and in a wheel chair the rest of your life, let the robots do it. Let me ask you, would you walk 35 miles to work or would you drive there? 😊 you’re going to drive there or you could walk there but you’ll get tired, the car doesn’t get tired. So we have machines that work for us and use them every day but we’re to ignorant to see the benefits because we’re blinded and caught in obnoxious every day social media nonsense.

[@svenstubes]

I will be fixing them too, do you know what happens to the pay of a skilled technician once everyone is out of a job and looking to get certified in something like also becoming a technician, the supply for the job rises to meet the demand and the pay for that skill drops drastically.

[@TheJohnnyJohnny]

What if robots can fix itself or each other?

[@PriceWordplay]

Your insane nobody will have a job to put food on the table or a house to stay in

[@workstationmark4103]

Top comments against these robots are from people who have never had a real job

[@daddy9925]

Who’s gonna buy all these products when people don’t have jobs?

[@Alien_isolationist]

Plenty of rich folks, and they're already wealthy, so losing revenue won't matter much, since they'll save on cost of employees

[@xx_Joker_xx]

Celebrities and rich people who do not have a clue about us.

[@shapursasan9019]

Not everybody work in a factory!

[@badpuppy3]

It's called Demand Destruction.

[@Witness234]

Rich people.

[@timbercladdingcn]

I always thought Amazon’s customer service were robots. They finally admitted it.

[@Nona-business]

Amazon was like, I got something for your lawsuits.

[@normanoro206]

The technology itself is amazing and a wonder. I personally am a technology optimist and find recent developments in AI, robotics, etc very exciting. Of course, technology doesn't exist in a vacuum; and this news report is as much about that as it is about robots like Digit and their capabilities. In fact, it's easy to imagine how the amazing pace of technological innovation and resulting waves of automation could one day fuel social unrest. We're not there yet thankfully. It's still relatively early days. And let's hope we never reach that point. However, as the old saw goes, hope (though arguably essential to human existence) isn't a plan. Consequently, I think it's imperative to look down the road and think through how these technologies will benefit and potentially disrupt the world so society can plan accordingly.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

As he was stating, governments will have to step in. Very little else is going to stop the social unrest. It's going to happen much sooner than most people plan. We should have been talking about this more seriously a long time ago.

[@X3S000]

@@kamikeserpentail3778exactly, some people are still blind. These companies are literally playing God and our government still hasn’t done anything to control the outcome. Crisper, neuralink, robotics, AGI, that sounds a lot like playing God.

[@PriceWordplay]

Your insane

[@thesafespacemental]

Going to be the first person destroyed by a rampage robot trying to “see how it works”😂😂😂😂

[@Stonefly2112]

He is excited about putting people out of work

[@MrThejboe3oh5]

Because the marketing has sold the majority the idea of humans not having to work and communism.Lol Want to see a world implode ?Let humans run wild like animals with no obligation and no purpose as a reality for 90% of people it would be today's environment of hostility x%100

[@bobroberts2371]

How is this putting people out of work when it is difficult to find people that want to work?

[@MrThejboe3oh5]

@@bobroberts2371 Do you think it's because people are underpaid, seen as dispensable or because tons of people are earning too much right now?

[@bobroberts2371]

@@MrThejboe3oh5 Jobs that require minimal skill will always have a lower pay rate than high skilled jobs. Who should be paid more, a machinist that writes their own programs / makes their own setups or a person that picks and packs items in a warehouse?

[@obielicious]

@@MrThejboe3oh5Amazon already overpays for zero skill work

[@420clothingdesigns]

Imagine if someone hacks these robots. Can't hack a human but I'm sure it's possible to hack all of them at once some how.

[@ColburnClark]

I worked in inbound stow at Amazon and I support this. That said, I think it's going to be bad for workers as there will be less jobs available the more these robots are developed. There should be universal basic income paid in lieu of workplace taxes by these companies to offset the job loss as a result of automation. Otherwise, poverty and crime will increase.

[@bbgator1]

Automation is good. Is the reason why half the population are not farmers. People been fearful of automation for years and there’s more jobs now than there ever has been.

[@badpuppy3]

UBI will never be what these people were making in wages.

[@tabularasa7775]

Well people have spent years dogging bezos and his working environments even though he feeds millions of families and gives employment to places and people that would never of had the opportunity so i can understand him in this instance . No people , no problems.

[@robertbray7828]

UBI is a smokescreen. It sounds wonderful on paper and I support it to some degree, but it doesn't solve this. I just see a terrible future where most people are unemployed, only earning minimum UBI with just enough to survive, as exactly what a lot of these corporations are into. Makes everyone dependent on them and seem like the good guys for pushing UBI. If properly implemented though I do support it and it could eliminate poverty, but as a means to offset automation, I see that going wrong.

[@TheeRedBaron]

Technology has always made some jobs irrelevant, people need to pivot and pick up another skill. Automobiles disrupted the horse trade, Uber disrupted the Taxi industry. The trades are in very high demand and this will increase demand for service/programing robots.

[@phototristan]

Warehouses can be made to be relatively safe, these robots would be better used in places where it's not safe for humans to be such as mining or factories where there are a lot of chemicals, etc.

[@tw8464]

Exactly. Corporations have been lying "the robots are for dangerous jobs." The truth is they're going to replace nearly all jobs.

[@jjohnson5014]

It’s gonna be really tense in the break room with these bots

[@nulnoh219]

Why would there be a break room?

[@thetruth65756]

@@nulnoh219 to recharge ofc

[@tabularasa7775]

🧒... "so what you doing this weekend " 🤖 🧒 ok

[@thepotatoofheaven]

bots dont need breaks

[@theotheleo6830]

@@nulnoh219 To keep an eye on their lowly flesh slaves.

[@MrApw2011]

We need advancements like this. The problem is, however, that our human labors acted like something of a relay race where owners got to use the labor to survive and even thrive who then kept them alive long enough to pass the torch to automation that replaces people who will be forgotten. At what point do we care about each other in this whole new thing we created called 'society' that took away our equality and expectations of having each other to rely on and made us all sad individuals who are at fault for whatever happens to us, even the automation that goes on around us and used us to make itself?

[@lanabyk8012]

Eventually, the robots will be driving the vans that deliver the goods...

[@bernieschiff5919]

The vans will be driverless., in the back will be a delivery bot that will hand carry the package across the street to your door. In elevator apartment buildings there will be dedicated delivery bots or carts that can use the elevator, place packages in front of apartment doors and ring your doorbell.

[@drakere2]

future seems exciting. @@bernieschiff5919

[@luckerooni1153]

You mean the vans themselves are robots that drive themselves.

[@SilkCrown]

That won't happen because people will destroy and vandalize the robots. Look at what happened to Serve Robotics in LA. People tore them apart to steal food deliveries, kicked them over, and even hit them with baseball bats. People would be even more tempted to steal Amazon packages or just destroy the robots for no reason. Robotics only work in private controlled spaces, like warehouses, in a country like the U.S. That's before you even get to things like dealing with aggressive dogs, dangerous terrain and weather conditions like ice, snow, and high wind. It's the autonomous vehicle problem on steroids.

[@lanabyk8012]

Why can't the robots drive the cars? Wouldn't that be cheaper than having cars that drive themselves?@@bernieschiff5919

[@kevinderr440]

Digit will not join a union, call OSHA, or the EEOC. Digit will also not pay income or payroll taxes.

[@mr.joshua6818]

I saw a documentary about this once, it was called The Matrix.

[@mr.joshua6818]

And Terminator

[@taryonjohnson9725]

@@mr.joshua6818 I Robot (Will Smith)

[@PopLolli1]

I hate this honestly. Taking away jobs from people who need it to fill the corporations pockets even more!

[@tonysudano778]

Irobot is looking like a documentary. Real terminator judgement day type stuff. Skynet is building an army.

[@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418]

Anyone who has actually worked in an Amazon warehouse or similar large picking and packing warehouse will find this hysterical. If a human moved that slow placing empty boxes onto a a conveyor belt, they would be sent home before the end of the shift never to be seen again. These robots are currently not doing 1% of the productivity a human slave, oh sorry I mean agency worker can do.

[@lolaelara3172]

But these robots doesn't need to take a break, go to home or use the toilet that is the reason Amazon wants these robots to replace humans workers

[@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418]

@@lolaelara3172 You mean the night shift?

[@lolaelara3172]

@@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418 yes

[@lolaelara3172]

@@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418 yes, and also the fact that robots don't need to eat or sleep makes it perfect to replace people at warehouses

[@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418]

@@lolaelara3172 yea but we can already do that without robots, we bring in the night shift.

[@apok1980]

I’m sure this is the video Amazon workers want to see while drinking their coffee in the morning

[@8__vv__8]

Nobody wants to lose their job and benefits to a robot, but nobody was born believing their purpose in life was to work in an Amazon warehouse either. If only there were a way to give all these unskilled workers basic human rights like healthcare and education…

[@YoMamasCasa]

...or get a skill! Unskilled shouldn't even be in our vocabulary.

[@Rust_Rust_Rust]

​@@YoMamasCasa Robots and AI will eventually be skilled enough to outperform humans

[@YoMamasCasa]

@Rust_Rust_Rust yep, and it's coming sooner than most realize.

[@501Labsmusic]

While those sentiments are idealistic... we dont live in an idealistic world. It is nobody but your responsibility to make sure you get ahead in life. 99% of people dont have to work at amazon. Thats what they allowed themselves to fall into. It is not our responsibility to make sure they get ahead in life.

[@8__vv__8]

@@501Labsmusic of course all the poor people in the whole world SHOULD just lift themselves up by their bootstraps, but for some reason almost all of them don’t. Did you ever stop to wonder WHY? Could it be that YOU’RE the idealist, driven not by practical reality but out of touch ideas?

[@codybeasenburg6275]

I'm sorry but if there is not a single human hand that touches my package they cannot expect me to pay for shipping

[@Chris_Hruska]

I've never paid for shipping from amazon. been using it for 15 years.

[@SimplyElectronicsOfficial]

The answer is education. People should strive to achieve something more than moving things around factories.

[@sirus312]

bruh, that is hard work

[@Thenomad777]

Wrong, most white collar jobs are gonna get taken by AI as well

[@soldier22881]

my man the reason so many people work on labor jobs IS BECAUSE said high positions that require degrees are already taken, most of the jobs available on the market are general labor and even then its not enough because there are still people that cant get work and are homeless.

[@daveforz]

I'd love to go back to college, but I need to work full time to pay my bills.

[@keithdingaling2078]

AI and robotics can easily replace skilled jobs, and those that require an education. Don't believe me, just watch.

[@vermiliongamboge155]

Time to quit shopping on Amazon.

[@Alien_isolationist]

They have great deals and gave me 10 dollar credit for my package not being shipped in 5 days, I can no longer afford full price for PS5 games...

[@Alien_isolationist]

@@P.90.603 a couple years ago they went waaaaaaay downhill to one of the worst customer service but I have to admit it's gone way up again.

[@writerconsidered]

It was time 10 yrs ago, where have you been?

[@jessesmith2922]

Yeah right lol

[@vermiliongamboge155]

@@jessesmith2922 When I say I'm going to quit shopping at a store, I do what I say. I used to shop at Kmart until they were all closed. I quit shopping at Walmart when Amazon started paying their workers $15/hour and Walmart refused to budge on its salaries. I haven't been in a Walmart in years. Now I'll either have to drive 20 miles to Target or else bite the bullet and shop at Walmart. When they change their workforce over to robots, we're all doomed.

[@jahjoeka]

The future is coming in hard! In just 10 years there will be next to no humans working wearhouse, and that's insane.

[@shipwreck8847]

I thought everyone said, don't worry. Robots will only "help humans do the mundane tasks, not replace humans..." yeah right. Don't listen to anyone. If money can be saved, corporations will save that than save jobs. Giving you employment is not their priority, it's making money in excess.

[@JamesColeman12]

being fear of robot stealing jobs is a short sighted misconception of how economy works. but one that is rooted so deeply in our society.

[@leok7193]

What's more mundane than moving boxes? Amazon does subsidize tuition for employees that want to do more complex tasks, but the idea of robots doing things like handing over objects has been around for decades

[@splashmt99]

Just tax them and use the money for guaranteed income and sit back and enjoy life.

[@shipwreck8847]

@@leok7193 When there's no more employees to hand out tuition, I guess they won't have to worry about that. Don't be so naive. If Amazon loved American workers so much and wanted to give them more jobs so much, why is it that everytime you call Amazon customer service your phone call is routed to India, Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladash and not Idaho, Nebraska or any US state that needs jobs? Oh right... Don't be naive, and when I say naive I basically mean stupid.

[@fernandor3854]

Theyve spent a billion already, is payroll more expensive than that??

[@DetroitNinja]

WE are slowly being replaced.

[@xx_Joker_xx]

This is only the beginning. When a company can have 24/7365 employees... that do not complain, do not need time off, do not need benefits or health care... yeah. No one is immune. The creators of technology will have the power. I'm not anti tech... I'm a software developer. Tech can be helpful in a lot of ways... this isn't one of them.

[@PelosiStockPortfolio]

When AI becomes self aware the robots will demand better treatment and we will be back to where we started

[@garyday6681]

Don't forget at somepoint robots will become self aware and possibly setting their own goals.

[@VincentAnzalone]

That's a zero sum way of looking at it. Ideally humans won't have to ever 'work' again. Our purpose can shift just as it did for hunter gathers once farming was invented.

[@tabularasa7775]

To be fair , most people are useless. Don't forget whinging about everything , pretend sick days , sabotage , theft , damages, creating toxic environments etc

[@tabularasa7775]

This is one them though , it depends how you place and define the word "helpful". May not be helpful to humans but it certainly will be to a profitable company or a company that wants to be profitable and efficient .

[@justincoleman7856]

So I honestly knew that this was coming. This was part of the reason why I quit Amazon back in 2020. They're willing to invest a billion dollars into AI, but yet they don't give a rip about their human workers. He claims that each robot costs $250k, but the biggest issue I see right now is the lack of speed. Amazon cares more about speed (while being accurate) than they do anything else. They invest $0 in quality assurance testing and then you wonder why they receive so much product back in returns. I am fairly certain that by 2050 at least a quarter of their warehouses will be run entirely by robots, which will get rid of thousands of human jobs, which will ultimately hurt our economy, but Jeff Bezos/Andy Jassy don't care about that. **EDIT** I also wanted to add that Amazon earns on avg between $65-70 billion a year, so this investment they will EASILY get that back within the next year.

[@501Labsmusic]

​@@ReverendSnedleyYou'll care soon enough when you realize AI can replace you too 😂

[@josephman1488]

@@501Labsmusic That will never happen.

[@501Labsmusic]

@josephman1488 What is it that you do that you feel is so special that A.I cannot be taught to do it?

[@philosophyman]

2050? 2040.

[@josephman1488]

@@501Labsmusic AI will never have the capabilities of a human, they will never have free will. We control it, they don't control us.

[@kfs4869]

This is why I try my hardest not to buy from Amazon.

[@tabularasa7775]

But you probably do so should probably just not have commented pretending you don't do something that you probably do .

[@Xilent1]

Too late now. Not like they're going to miss your petty dollars compared to the world, but OK

[@everythingisfine9988]

Amazon is an early adopter. You don't think other factories and distributors are going to adopt stuff like this?

[@boketh2728]

I see people in the future largely becoming freelancers and entrepreneurs in the face of this one

[@myrtisallotey8928]

We were told in the late 1960s that we have 4 day work weeks. Robots would make life easier. My family has been into computers since 1968. Still waiting.

[@Smile200-z4y]

Unless a fundamental change to system takes place they will only ever benefit the upper class. Profiting off the lower class work

[@sungjane]

But the more need is more product made in USA

[@JohnVance]

We need UBI yesterday.

[@paulchristopherlittle]

and UTI to be gone

[@pauldannelachica2388]

Yes

[@badpuppy3]

You gonna be living it up on your $500 a month? Don't get any illusions that they gonna give you a decent UBI. It will be peanuts.

[@BeeDee_1]

Yeah and your rent will coincidentally go up the exact UBI amount. Stop dreaming, UBI does not work, not within the current economic system.

[@Ausf]

Why do rich people need welfare? It doesn't need to be universal. We already have welfare.

[@cjeff99]

Now imagine this at fast food places, your food would always come out perfect !

[@hellouser5498]

Perfectly assembled 🍔 as advertised

[@jonathanbefort1044]

Another Simpsons prediction comes true.

[@user-wv9zk2ni6i]

“What I object to, is the craze for machinery not machinery as such. The craze is for what they call labour-saving machinery. Men go on 'saving labour', till thousands are without work and thrown on the open streets to die of starvation. I want to save time and labour, not for a fraction of mankind, but for all; I want the concentration of wealth, not in the hands of a few, but in the hands of all. Today machinery merely helps a few to ride on the back of millions. The impetus behind it all is not the philanthropy to save labour, but greed. ” - M.K. Gandhi

[@bradfordjhart]

And what happens if a robot gets angry that it's children are being sold as toys to our children and punches an employee in the face?

[@ETphonehome123]

@Brad; it goes to the HR robot called....Jeff Bezos & he replaces it....😅😂

[@jackripsker304]

They take it off the production floor, power it down, determine the deviation point from its original programming to move things and patch out that bug to prevent further incidents.

[@nwsz]

you’ve been watching way too much movies like terminator or playing those brainwashed video games bud, this is the real world, keep up with it.

[@tamjeanell]

It will be 'reprogrammed'! 😂

[@NWJF]

This isnt a closed loop. If you want someone to pay you. You need to provide value. Think of it from the other side. If you are parting ways with YOUR money. Say, buying a TV, buying a major home appliance, buying a car... YOU WANT THE MOST VALUE FOR YOUR DOLLAR. Why do we expect companies to feel any differently? I work in a physical construction trade. For over 20 years. Ive watched countless people around me abuse their bodies for the sake of their job. We all seem to forget probably the single most quoted cliche in the work place. Work smarter. Not harder.

[@carolynwheaton8547]

CEO replaced by robot.

[@mastertoki1]

2:22 dude really said it’s not my problem. They should really let the workers have shorter work weeks same pay so they can adjust

[@OhNoNotAgain42]

“The robots don’t feel pain. Or pity. Or remorse. And they absolutely will not stop. Ever. Until you are dead.” -Socrates

[@comment22889]

Kyle Reese

[@blakehammerpack4710]

​@@comment22889👌🏻

[@USASMR-o2c]

Didn't know there were robots in Socrates' lifetime

[@galemartin9155]

What!!???

[@Ausf]

@@USASMR-o2c He saw them when he time traveled with Bill and Ted.

[@illmagnetic]

Unions: We want to unionize Amazon Amazon: Bring in the robots

[@NirvanaFan5000]

amazon has been pushing automation for years

[@jrquinn9377]

Robots share similarities with humans. If they operate on batteries, then they will need to "sleep" to recharge. They will require a "health plan" or maintenance plan. Then there is the return on investment compared to their human counterparts. At $200K it would need to put in over 11K hours to see a return of investment. That's a lot of wear and tear on its components.

[@NirvanaFan5000]

one year is nearly 9k hours

[@phen-themoogle7651]

Depends on how they operate, but probably it's extremely efficient though otherwise Amazon wouldn't have made such a significant investment. They might be getting charged as they move around or only need to "sleep" for one hour. And even if they need more time, one robot is working more consistently than a human can at anywhere between 16-20 hours a day and probably cost less than half the humans got paid now. Eventually they will be able to move quicker and be 8x or 16x as efficient (they might be slower than humans now, but just more consistent overall). It's kinda like the Tortoise vs the Hare scenario, but they are able to get updates and improved every year. With time, human employees get more tired with age and we slow down. Bots are an extremely profitable investment because they will only get better lol Imagine when they get to the point of moving 2x faster than humans, and don't get tired and only need a few minutes of charging every couple hours....and if a bot breaks they have another bot that just repairs it immediately. Things are going to get insane in the next few years.

[@chorchamroeun]

One solution. Tax the robots the way human workers are taxed. The longer the robots work, the more taxes they have to pay.

[@Soilednips]

"Fighting to get medical care, safer working conditions, and fair wages..." You see, companies don't want to do any of that. They want the cheapest labor possible from employees that won't ask for a break, doesn't ask for time off, doesn't call out sick, etc. The extra insult to injury is if these robots are made in Mexico

[@TheTrumpmancometh2024]

They won’t make them in Mexico when Mexico and every other country south of the borders workforce are flooding over here!

[@arkofimagination]

Capitalism means spend as less as it can, but get as much profit as it can.

[@michaeltoma9329]

UBI will be a massive unavoidable fact for the future. All the extra margins companies will be earning can support this future UBI through taxes.

[@Smile200-z4y]

Fix the off shore havens thrn we talk.

[@michaeltoma9329]

@@Smile200-z4y either UBI will be established, or the guillotines will come out for the rich.

[@BillCollins-xg6go]

It going to cost Amazon alot of money to keep them up

[@dallaspcc3886]

We SERIOUSLY need to start politically addressing a Universal Basic Income to mitigate the effects of automation in the workforce.

[@josephcenatus6085]

$1000.00 not enough for basic income

[@jacqueslee2592]

They are going to be millions of people without work. An Amazon job is the entry-level job for the youth of today. If you need experience to get a job, how are people going to get a job to gain experience?

[@Alien_isolationist]

It's not the only minimum wage job..... But those will be automated away eventually. Be more worried about the 2030s then the 2020s

[@jessesmith2922]

More like a jobs for adult with little education than the youth

[@Makingfinancialdecisions]

People who gave others rides on horses said the same thing when vehicles were mass produced. Humans are adaptable

[@nimrodchokwe711]

Elevator operators and cockpit flight engineers got replaced and everyone adapted, the same will happen, it's the future. Robots have been assembling cars for years now with humans working simultaneously side by side.

[@Squintis]

“Can do anything a warehouse worker does” “..can lift about 35lbs” You gotta be able to lift at least 50lbs they tell you and you’ll probably be lifting more than that. Good luck robot. Maybe they’ll abuse you less.

[@MitchellRatchik]

This is coming - the days of warehouse workers is over - there is no reason for a company the size of amazon not to do this - workers need to back UBI.

[@MountainTopher]

Robots and AI will create a dystopian future

[@Topgearautodetail]

Imagine a worker that doesn’t get sick, doesn’t lie and doesn’t call in for a fifth time saying that their grandmother just died and needs not be paid. Either we step up our game or we all will be replaced, and that is the scary part, what will be our purpose? 😬

[@sterlthepearl1000]

"Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom." Jim Rohn

[@machinegod3000]

We are concerned about your safety on the workplace, therefore we use robots now - you fired!

[@four4eyes]

Unfortunate for us when we need to explain to a customer service person who we believe isn't listening to us that now we'll know that for sure .

[@ericpro5968]

And about the cost of recharging the batteries and maintaining the robot and its batteries?

[@walterbison]

Great, so now they can REALLY mess up my order.

[@Alien_isolationist]

They're becoming advanced to the point they'll never mess up. In fact, in 5 years they'll be smarter then us

[@kevinbernatek7875]

‘this robot doesn’t need to go home to see its family’? That’s the first bullet point he mentions!!

[@sweeeetteeeeth]

depressing

[@andrewleonardi3351]

This is what happens when you raise wages and unionize. Amazon is incentivized to do this.

[@keithdingaling2078]

Why do unions exist? Is the cost of living higher nowadays? Can AI replace managers, airline pilots, doctors, truck drivers, and programmers?

[@jorgemarquezzepeda8179]

It's about time.. it's obviously more efficient.. and in the end less costly. Robots only need maintenance, like any other machine. They don't eat nor sleep.. nor do they need benefits or time off, or Holidays.. they also don't need a wage increase..nor even tax information. It's a win all around. I'm shocked more companies haven't gone this route

[@josemerlos6834]

Don’t forget the robots will never unionize 😅

[@stevec404]

Dislocation of workers has been with us for a long time. Now, the pace and scope of technologies impact has been, and will increasingly be, an unstoppable force geared not toward augmenting human labor...but to replace it completely. Fast forward a few decades(?) - who will have jobs/money to buy the things that these robots create/facilitate? UBI anyone?

[@PopLolli1]

Literally. Take humans away from the economy, there is no economy!

[@AngryTango]

That’s why I shop other stores that are not Amazon or Walmart

[@cesarbrown2074]

Don't forget that like any machine they will need updates, they will need routine maintenance, they will break, they will get worn out, and they will make mistakes. We are far from making perfect machines.

[@ninja.saywhat]

still much better and costly effective than your typical lazy, entitled average worker nowadays that acts like they have phd.

[@RoninX33]

I guess the positive thing is it is a single purchase with a small maintenance tag.

[@unwound9869]

Late stage capitalism folks.

[@bijan-f]

"We hated our employees peeing in bottles, and paying them, it's a real drain on our profits."

[@rogerthat4545]

Sounds like a smart business decision

[@zacharystotz2350]

Don’t worry everyone, robots are not there yet. Robots are great for a repetitive task, but are a pain to reprogram for different tasks. We are at least a decade away from a humanoid robot doing those tasks

[@michellelester243]

It's also likely that in a decade these things will only cost $25k each and be able to work at twice the pace making them an even more economic choice over human "unskilled labor"

[@thedudewhodoesntgiveaf]

At this point we dont need ourselves anymore. So why bother existing in the first place?

[@JamesColeman12]

usher in the new age of universals basic income.👏👏

[@dylono.t.2509]

In the distant future there will be more people going into more skilled jobs. The lower income population wouldn’t involve warehouse workers and cleaners, it will involve plumbers, electricians, hvac, etc. I believe this will lead to a more determined society as people will have to learn a skill to provide for their families.

[@joshadamik6131]

Instead of complaining, let's focus on a fundamental goal: to enhance the joy and simplicity of human life. This initiative marks a significant stride towards that vision. If humanity perseveres a thousand years from now, our current work practices will merely be chapters in history books. Let's rally together, stay positive, adapt, and support one another on this journey towards a brighter future.

[@quantumblurrr]

Yeah, this could easily not be a problem if we implemented Universal Basic Income. If profits are not longer tied to human labour, we need to restructure society to accommodate for it

[@joshadamik6131]

@@quantumblurrr I agree

[@doingtime20]

Start thinking UBI people, just look at the recent advancements of Teslabot and Figure robotics. They are already looking to implement multimodal LLMs inside them. And no, your specific job isn't safe, every single job is prone to be replaced.

[@BlacKingAlive]

Do humans care about humans 🤔

[@mvpmikey]

*People:* We demand a raise, and unionization. *Robots:* _You Still Don't Get It, Do You?_

[@aquicktake]

I'm for technology in the workplace to replace people doing no skill/mindless tasks like putting products in a basket or a cardboard box. These people have been told for a decade that it was coming (robots replacing them) and yet they have done nothing to improve their employability. In those past 10 years, they could have been trained in robot maintenance and repair. BTW - in 10 to 15 years these "newscasters" will be replaced by AI images. No longer a need for a real person to read a teleprompter.

[@ItsThePrimeTimeShow]

Right why! Why would amazon do that?

[@rogerjohnson2490]

The movie IRobot provided a glimpse into the future. This is a major corporation's answer to the $15 an-hour pay.

[@derikstinson667]

Amazon, FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL, and other companies will have so many lay offs in the next decade as technology gets better.

[@RobertCrandall-ce8gv]

I think this is great.I realize that it takes jobs away from people, however this is the future for reliability, production and efficiency. Also, fast food places should have kicks to order food, and yes have people prepare food for you, a nice balance. Bob

[@ageeknameddavis7628]

Yeah bad news they’re using this technology to replace artist and writers infact elders are being fired because of this. These people need jobs to survive this economy. This isn’t great. This is dystopian.

[@hakeemsd70m]

​@@ageeknameddavis7628 Someone finally gets it. We're all doomed, and I'm not celebrating this for my fellow blue collar workers.

[@Jonathan-ru9zl]

I stopped by from Amazon a while ago. After reports about products waste and environment pollution Prioritize its products over sellers on the website Those retailing companies needs to do a lot more than what they doing now Focus on selling second hand and refurbished products And above all - be transparent and let the customer decide from whom to buy base on real facts

[@aaronolivas6970]

Why dont you pay your workers enough? "We cant afford to" 😂😂😂

[@Gabonro]

Perfect solution! The robot can't get hurt if overloaded, only damaged 😂

[@viigraphix]

$250k for the robot... and the guy says it pays for its self, 2-3 shifts... someone please find me a warehouse packer thats making about 84k a year... oh there isnt any... theyre looking at all the taxes, benefits and 401k payments...

[@SickPrid3]

I find it very creepy that they want to make them look human-like there are so many more better designs which would be a lot more efficient at those tasks

[@rinavexmc6155]

This is so cool!! I think we focus way too much on the job replacement aspect. People need to realize that like it or not, this is happening, and there are (actually many) ways out there to get the skills needed to contribute to this technology or work in jobs that are better and more conducive to human flourishing…the problem isnt the lack of jobs, it’s the humans’ laziness and lack of determination to work towards something better for themselves. Yes, there are circumstances, but with faith and determination and grit, they can be overcome

[@tbotiOG]

It’s coming though and there’s no stopping it. You can see we’re moving towards either one of 2 worlds, a WALL·E like world or some dystopian Elyssium like world.

[@abelcain945]

Everyone truly shop Amazon's prices. It's not always the cheapest. And with Amazon looking to replace people with robots for profits I'd stay away from using them. This means the company really has nothing uniquely innovative to offer the consumer so it's wiping out it's overhead cost where it can.

[@tammiebroggins]

Costing more people there jobs! This is part of the reason we have so many homeless people! You're taking all our jobs!

[@CpumasterFTW]

Yeah this will be great for humanity and the economy, I couldn't see any possible reasons this could go wrong.

[@somerandomguy7458]

Its called getting a skilled job.

[@CpumasterFTW]

@@somerandomguy7458 if you think that you're in a career path that wont be affected by AI, buddy do I have some big adult news for you. You are easily replaceable with a robot that can do what you can do, no problem, it just needs to be programmed to do it.

[@krystianstrzelczyk6499]

​@@somerandomguy7458 skilled job for minimum pay 😂😂😂 think about it...

[@SingleCab22R]

"and it doesn't quit" I wonder why the humans do? Perhaps because robots have no feeling or do not care how they are treated?

[@RicklessSanchez]

Ha thanks alot Terminator babies don't terminate us all.