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Robots Welcome to Take Over, as Pandemic Accelerates Automation

NYT > EconomyApr-10-2020, 18:04:23 GMT

At supermarkets like Giant Eagle, robots are freeing up employees who previously spent time taking inventory to focus on disinfecting and sanitizing surfaces and processing deliveries to keep shelves stocked. Retailers insist the robots are augmenting the work of employees, not replacing them. But as the panic buying ebbs and sales decline in the recession that is expected to follow, companies that reassigned workers during the crisis may no longer have a need for them. The role of a cashier is also changing. For many years, retailers have provided self-checkout kiosks.

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AI-Alerts: 2020 > 2020-04 > AAAI AI-Alert for Apr 14, 2020 (1.00)

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