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coffeesp00ns  ·  3100 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A fleet of trucks just drove themselves across Europe

    The problem with these situations is it wasn't as simple as pulling up to the recieving door.

yeah, i know. I worked as an order picker and used to chat up the drivers. it really is a skilled trade.

    Mainly I feel like this is the kind of scenario nobody working on this stuff would think to solve for.

I agree, but you never know, a lot of the programming being used to replace order pickers could potentially be used the same way.

    I don't know if I would help the person trying to replace me with a computer if I was them.

General Ludd and his Luddites learned the hard way that you can't stop technology. Pandora's box has been opened, and if you're not the person to take advantage, someone else will be. it sounds cold, but you may as well gather rosebuds while ye may and take the cheque you're going to get from helping because they're going to replace you either way as soon as it's cheaper and better than you - and that's all it ever needs to be, not perfect but better than us.