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by keiferski 22 days ago
#1 is a thing that is constantly under appreciated by AI theorists. For example - it's been possible to have waiter-free restaurants and bartender-free bars for decades. From the automation perspective, why do these professions even exist?

It turns out that people generally like ordering food from other people. I don't see AI changing that much.

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There are also legal obstacles when alcohol is involved.

If you look at restaurants where alcohol isn’t served like fast food, they are rapidly eliminating human interaction with the customer whenever possible.