The fact that cashiers still exist is proof that robots will never replace us
>>106858202>t. cashierEither way they're not going to need so many wagies when they escalate the global human cattle kill-off.
>>106858202Some of those cashiers have been doing the same job since the 1970s. Most "mom n pop" stores have already become "grandma and grandpa" stores, if not gone out of business, and a lot of them still keep paper "books" of all their inventory and expenses. Once these businesses start to go under, they will be replaced by the robots too. AI takeover of our economy is an inevitability.
>>106858202>2025>Still have to scan all items one by one instead of instant RFID
Idk I'm seeing some better version of self checkout where you can basically just put whatever you want on the surface (rather than scanning everything one by one) and it figures everything out for you.
>>106858223>AI takeover of our economy is an inevitability.>our economyIt's not your economy. It's (((their))) economy. Your post states as much.
>>106858202>he thinks cashiers are not replaceablethe reason why pretty cashiers like the one you just posted is because:1. government quotas (someone has to give some petty job to bitches, because it's mandatory by the government having female employees, have you noticed the amount of male cashiers? almost like male nurses)2. by hiring pretty female cashiers you get "men" to visit the stores and pay for their crap, kinda like hooters
>>106858242Pointless job for a pointless gender
>>106858202In the future there will be no grocery stores. Grocery stores will be replaced with vending machines that serve bug meat and edible plastics.
>>106858202humanity as a whole is so far behind where it should be. we're still engaging in gender and race wars instead of tackling glaring issues in the economic system. i sometimes wonder what our grandchildren will think of us.
>>106858202They'll replace many of us. The gas station/convenience store I frequent installed a self-checkout, so unless you need nicotine or booze, you can just check yourself out. Years ago, the McD's in my town cut staff and installed touchscreen kiosks for ordering. I think they cut staff by about 1/3.Trades are still somewhat secure, unless robots with high AGI and DEX become common.
>>106858270uhh, based‽>>106858309>our grandchildren>implyingwesterners and Nips aren't breeding anymorethe future is a cabal of guys with little hats ruling over brown masseswesterners and Nipponese are about 12% of the global population and declining
>>106858223oy vey
>>106858202Cashiers are being replaced by self checkout stands.
>>106858510This trend is already reversing at the bigger chains that started it. Not only because of rampant shoplifting, but because customers are fed up with it and taking their business elsewhere.
>>106858759>This trend is already reversing at the bigger chains that started it. it's not>Not only because of rampant shopliftingWalmart has installed computer vision systems that detect unscanned and misscanned items>because customers are fed up with it and taking their business elsewhere"elsewhere" is installing self-checkout, tooyou can't stop "progress"
>>106858759This:>>106858796Actually threatened some cunt security who wanted to check my bags because muh security cam with a formal police complaint. It ended with shop manager apologizing and me telling her fuck no, just doing it because of blowback..Not first time, probably not last, either.
>>106858796self-checkout has existed for decades, if the customers wanted it they would have replaced every cashier by now
>>106858202The function of a lot of cashiers is just so people still have some connection to the store. You could easily only have self checkout and just a few workers but a lot of people feel the need to talk to cashiers. t. Was a cashier and I wish this useless job didn't exist anymore
>>106858898It sucked in 1995 and it hasn't improved one bit. It's dead end tech.
>>106858242The cashier I always get at my local grocery store is a fat balding middle aged autismo who definitely posts here.
>>106858796>you can't stop "progress"Sounds like something you could fix with a sledgehammer.
>>106858202since when do cashiers get to sit down?
Lots of cashiers are thieves, shortchanging customers and taking money from their employers.
Its simple you put a guard and the cameras pick every item you took out the store and discount it. Nvidia was working on that.
>>106858240Decathlon sporting equipment shops already have that, and it's amazing. I don't know if you get Decathlon in America, but they're all over Europe.
>>106858242Most of cashiers are not pretty though
>>106858202Cashiers have mostly been replaced by self service registers.
>>106858202They haven't been replaced because grandma can't operate the self checkout and the south's biggest employer is wal-mart greeter.
>>106858202She a cute. I would let her check me out.
>>106860404depends where you live
>>106860216Airports already do this with their person-less stores. Bit easier in their case since they the amount of people entering at a time is a lot smaller.
>>106860216>Its simple you put a guard and the cameras pick every item you took out the store and discount it. Nvidia was working on that.>the cameras*a call center full of thousands of Jeets.
>>106858202it's because cashiers usually aren't just cashiers, they are expected to do a fuckton of tasks during the day. a lot of outlet stores and shops in rural locations are staffed by just 1 person who does literally everything.AI is just a red herring for corporate america squeezing every single fucking drop of value from employees and doing gymnastics to pay as few people a full-time, living wage as possible.
>>106858202I wait in lime for the human cashier. I don't like he extra wait, or he "human connection" or fighting to keep their jobs. I just hate myself enough to always go for the option I hate the most.
>>106860156Anywhere outside of USA they do. Why wouldn't they?
>>106858202It's only because amerisharts literally have store jannies that put their shit in bagsIn europe you don't get shit. Customer service is shit. So you might as well replace all of them with self checkout machines, the experience would be better because you don't have to talk to anyone.
>>106858254which AI made this?
>>106858202only men will be replaced
>>106858202You kids never saw a real cashier. Real ones, like back in the 80's, they were FAST. bitch it was way better than today.Also the scan guns were tuned to be fast."Hello" the time to scan 2 items.
>>106858270And here's why that is a good thing
>>106858796Self checkout has existed for more than 30 years and people just dont want it. The walmart near here went from 30 cashiers to 1 cashier and 29 lines of self checkout. That lasted for about 6 months before they brought the cashiers back and have just 4 lines of self checkout.Regardless of how much money it saves, people just wont go to your store if they dont like the experience. And if its every store, people will just buy shit online.
>>106861227I always seek out a particular cashier named Ket even if her line is longer. I think she's Thai. She's incredibly efficient. All she says is "thank you" over and over. They made her change her name tag to her full name of Kethuthrai or something, I guess because Ket is short for ketamine
>>106861491Same with the Walmart near me. I still avoid shopping there except as a lady resort, but they always have real checklanes open where before they didn't.I will NEVER use self-checkout.
>>106860942makes them (look) lazy
>>106858202Wtf… this cashier pic…Chair? I didn’t get a chair ever.
>>106858202The only reason cashiers exist is because of boomers who don't want to go 24 hours without harassing a service worker.
the only reason cashiers still exist is because its too easy for certain demographics to steal with self checkout
>>106863154They have AI cameras now which lock the exit gates if you try to walk out without paying for all the items.
>>106858202They'll just lock up any product that blacks steal. Good luck shopping when you need someone to unlock the door to get toothpaste or a jug of milk. I'm surprised they haven't locked up all the chicken products yet.
>>106863166>door locks for blacks 80%+ of the time>blacks complain>call it racist>feature removed>blacks go back to stealing>those that get arrested are released the same day with charges droppedUnless you get rid of them all, they will fuck it up for everyone else.
>>106858202we have pcrel in our stores as an option but people just don't get it. They have to have an employee there at all times just to sort out issues. People rather wait in line at checkout.Also it's often enough that there is an issue at check out (like an unreadable label, wrong label, damaged goods etc.) whatever automated system you would install to replace cashier's would have to be able to deal with that.
>>106863183you forgot>they eventually close the store because it's unprofitable>black neighborhoods are service desert. This is caused by racism
>>106858202I wouldn't mind if cashier was a robot. What I do mind is having to do cashier's job myself which is the current state of "automating" cashier's job>>106863298Oh I get it. You want me to do your job for free, that's what I get. No thank you, I'll wait. This shit isn't automated on any level, it's just me doing your job
>>106858202Thats waht they say about drivers too
>>106863375>i'd rather waste 10 minutes waiting in line
>>106862445Do accountants look lazy because they sit while working?
>>106863313True, but before that happens, they'll start locking up almost all items in the store behind glass, like most do with HBA items. This will cause getting anything to take 10 minutes per item, and now a simple shopping trip turns into 12 hours of hell, all because blacks can't stop stealing everything that isn't unstealable.
>>106863514yes, now pack the bag
>>106858202Cashiers exist solely because of black people. Walmart even recently removed self checkout from all of their stores located in heavily black populated areas. If it wasn't for blacks, self checkout would've replaced cashiers everywhere years ago.
>>106864733what if we locked away the black people instead of the store items? Or maybe use chains or something. Works with dogs right? food for thought
>>106858202its because the world is a chaotic place and only humans can handle the chaotic complexity without getting confused.even a trained dog handles most things flawlessly meanwhile, robots fall and hurt themselves and AI makes up things and lies to you.
>>106864766You're absolutely right! This really gets to the fundamentals of why AI systems are so unreliable!
>>106864760That's racist, and questioning it is extremely antisemitic. You'll need to go to Israel, kiss the wall, and pledge your unwavering support to Israel and god's chosen people.
>>106864766>AI makes up things and lies to youIt does what it's programmed to do by the tiny hats.
>>106864795well. a human or a dog would definitely agree with me.an AI might not agree but who cares if it agrees or not?its just a program.
>>106858202It's because nig... people in poor socioeconomic circumstances will abuse the self check-out until the store closes then they'll cry about living in a food desert.
>>106858270And that's a good thing!
>>106863183>niggas single-handedly saving us from dystopian AI futureUhh, blacks are le based??
>>106858759but not having to interact with a shitty cashier is great
>>106865301Yeah. I think the issue people have with self-checkout is more about tech illiteracy or poor UI/UX on those machines which slows things down.
People used to think computing change would be the pinnacle of AI.
>>106858225I really liked that camera store concept.Just have cameras everywhere that track what you put in your bag, then walk out of the store and you get charged the correct amount on your credit/debit card.Putting it in a basket then taking it out of the basket and putting it in a bag is already too much work for me.
>>106863298What are the shelves for?
>>106862473Chairs are common here in communist Europe.We even let our public transport vehicle operators sit on chairs.
>>106865367It's too difficult considering line of sight, resolution, distinguishing products, things being put in the wrong place.But it's cheap and easy to put a little RFID tag on every product. They probably will someday.
The general sentiment in the country seems to be anti-social. Everyone seems to love complaining about having to interact with workers. Yet at the same time, they complain about replacing them with robots. I don't get it.
>>106858202Walmart used to have like 6-8 lanes open at all times even in low traffic shifts. You're lucky if there are 4 manned registers at peak times, which are still dwarfed by the 2 sections of 8 self checkouts scattered around. If I didn't hate AI cameras and AI surveillance, I'd be 100% ok with self checkouts, but I also used to work fromt end at a grocery store and they have the same probkem just on a smaller scale, 8 lanes turns into 3 getting used and 5 unused when there's 4 self checkouts.If this resulted in better entry level jobs for people to work in then awesome, but it doesnt, it just means less staff needed in the store.
>>106863154>>106863166>>106863183Ignoring the social aspect, and focusing only on the legal aspect, can anyone with legal knowledge weigh in on discrimination law. Could you operate a racist automated business, openly or otherwise? Or is this forbidden by US law generally.Asking for myself.
>>106865367If those cameras are smart enough to "scan" and identify products they are also smart enough to track you, associate it with your card, purchase habits and product interests, time of day and frequency you shop, your car and license plate. https://youtu.be/Pp9MwZkHiMQ
>>106865568On one hand the right to select who and what you do buisness with and how is up to you, but I also think there are grounds for anti-discrimination laws to say your reasoning is a hate crime.
>>106865568>Could you operate a racist automated business, openly or otherwise?No, as it's against the Civil Rights Act and Disabilities Act, as well as various state/local laws. It depends though what you mean by automated business. When it comes to hiring, they get around hiring laws by using a computer algorithm (that they themselves tune) to decide who to pass on to HR.
>>106865593>>106865665(Just for fun) I'm considering how one could potentially skirt the line.We'll rule out that we can't be openly racist. But what if you had one of those walk-in-walk-out markets like Amazon has and simply guard access via memberships and have arbitrary criteria for approval and incidentally end up with imbalanced demographics.
>>106865694It has to be within reason. What has worked in the past is a membership cost. In fact, Sam's Club (Costco but WalMart) used to be almost exclusively white shoppers because they didn't accept EBT. Once they started accepting it, their shopping demographic became far more diverse.
>>1068653671995-present>please put the item in the bag>THE ITEM IS ALREADY IN THE FUCKING BAG YOU ROBOT NIGGERthe future you want>charges you for 32 items you didn't buy>no human on site to correct it>rubs robot hands together
>>106864496False equivalence... accountants are not serving the public in a grocery store, under the watch of a manager that wants to make sure people look busy.
>>106865187this is actually literally true for me
>>106862473Aldi even in the US lets people sit down.
>>106865900ADA has done more harm than good. Like most things, it seemed like a good idea to help the disabled, but then lazy fuckers combined with jew doctors ruined it for everyone.
>>106858796We have multiple grocery chains in our town who literally have torn out self checkouts and put back in traditional check outs. We live in a good neighborhood too.
>>106865867>no human on sight to correct itThis is the scariest part of all. Which is why I hate talking to Microsoft and insurance companies
>>106865568I lived in dc for awhile which is urban youth central. The stores started to put signs up saying teenagers would not be allowed in during school hours due to truant black kids being 99% of crimes. I assume you could do something similar?
>>106858240I'm so happy self-checkout exists>no need hurry packing on and away>no need to chit chat>no mixing of my stuff and the next customer's stuff
>>106858254also known as jew daycare
>>106863375ironic considering you can just order the stuff online and have it delivered to you, but instead you go there in person to walk all around the store...
>>106865580>associate it with your card, purchase habits and product interests, time of day and frequency you shopthese don't need AI or facial recognition
>>106858202True. The fact that horses still exist is the proof that cars will never replace us.
>>106864766>meanwhile, robots fall and hurt themselves>t. drives in a car made by 99% robot labor
>>106858254>tfw your gfFeels good man.
>>106867144>being a robot arm attached to a rail working on an automated assembly line is totally like living in the real world, bro
If there is no one working, who is gonna have money to go shopping?
there's alway way less cashiers than when i was growing up
>>106867226>bro, true robots are only when they are humanoid, just like in my futurist media goyslop!
>>106858202i prefer some places that bag for you instead of self checkout but it depends on the bagger not being retarded which is hit or miss
>>106860432Right, but some customers, like myself, refuse to use self checkout even if there's only one human cashier available. And there's often a line, so I know I'm not the only one.You aren't going to make your product cheaper just because you don't have to pay a human for checkout. I want your shareholders to be paid less, so I'm going to force you to keep hiring humans.
Sam's Club seems to have perfected the tech. Shopper scans everything, then the cameras check. One wagie can check for irregularities. Turning 15 jobs into 1.
is it just me or has anyone else had a fucking awful time with self checkout nowadays?literally takes 3x longer to leave checkout now and 9/10 times the fucking robot gets the discount wrong
>>106858202Wrong. Cashiers are robots. The only reason we use humans as robots is because the production facilities for mechanical robots are not efficient enough yet. This will change. It is already changing. AI is here and it is the future.
>>106858759no it fucking isn't lmao they installed a second one at my walmart.Then again I don't live in a town full of niggers
>>106858759Correct. Shoplifting is a serious epidemic in America. Nationwide gangs of thieves regularly steal hundreds of millions of dollars of product every day. If you want someone to blame for rising prices look no further than all the homeless who commit organized theft and force businesses to raise prices
Isn't the reason why we still have human workers instead of highly sophisticated robots doing everything simply down to humans being more efficient in terms of power usage and output? you just go feed a human some food and they can work away and do some complex tasks all day long. Then you give him sleep, shelter some bread and circus and he can run for decades. Very simple.
>>106867961You have to go through 10 pointless screens too now
>>106867642put wheels on it then. made it do something useful other than an automated wheelcart.i dont see any robots nagivating the normal world except those delivery robots with wheels.
