less people more bots

In the increasing digital age, continue to expect to see less people and more bots. For those of you that watched Transformers 3 you probably think that is a good idea. Optimus is the man right? Ok true, when it comes to the big screen but what about your local grocery store? I'm not entirely sure it would go over well to see less people working these front line people jobs and more automation via robots. Of course we are already seeing some of that now with with automated checkout counters at Safeway and Kroger. Of course you know all of the automation in banking with ATMs, online banking and automated bill pay. Now let's fast forward that to include when you go to get your car serviced, the dry cleaners or the post office.

So with all of these automated services, where do the people go that used to fill those jobs? We hear a lot about retraining and retooling but no specifics. It's probably a stretch of the imagination to think that people in these service jobs could simply change over to technical jobs supporting all the automating in banking, retail, etc. So with all of the positions that robots will continue to eliminate, the bottom line is - it will likely lead to a touchy situation - sooner versus later. Touchy in the sense of where will these people go and even more so, are we ready to have discussions with bots at the grocery store? Cost cutting has it's pros and cons, so we'll have to wait and see which side wins as more automated bots find there way into our daily lives. With the exception of Optimus and Bumblebee less people and more bots is still a question mark. Optimus for President!