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vwb2022 t1_jeen7gm wrote

I am not sure that AI will have as much impact on jobs as people believe. The simple reason is that the cost of implementing AI in most cases is not worth the benefits. Cooking is listed here as an example, where AR glasses are supposed to help cooks and servers. Well, they seem to be doing fine without AR/AI helping them, so why incur the cost and complexity of implementing something to marginally increase productivity of a low wage worker.

I suspect this will be the case in most occupations, the cost and complexity of AI implementation will only make it viable for high wage jobs, otherwise it's just not worth it.

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leosouza85 OP t1_jeep9qa wrote

There is a reason why the Glass could be useful - it helps to cook food to perfection and prevents servers from making mistakes or forgetting orders. This leads to fewer returns, increased customer satisfaction, and ultimately higher profits.

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vwb2022 t1_jeesbyl wrote

What is the monetary benefit of a server not forgetting an order? I'd argue that it happens so rarely that the benefit is close to zero. Glass is not going to make your server move faster or be able to cover more tables.

Similar with the cooking, cooking is much more about the feel (how hard is the meat, pasta etc.) rather than visuals. Cook times vary depending on bunch of factors, no two pieces are exactly identical.

These jobs are much more dependent on physical factors rather than mental, I don't think that AI can do much to improve productivity.

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TuLLsfromthehiLLs t1_jefllcq wrote

Some creativity needed here. Glass could help server see which tables have been waited and when they last ordered. Chefs could see incoming orders and see the time when it came in. Algorithms could help with suggestions on what activity to do next for max efficiency etc.

I would argue AR would effectively be able to be more productive and faster with minimal effort. Once form factors are fixed at least

You have plenty of chefs working in massive kitchens serving huge amounts of people (cruise ships, hotels, …)

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leosouza85 OP t1_jefmlon wrote

I believe you don't visit restaurants frequently enough to realize that errors are uncommon.

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dnadude t1_jefzmim wrote

How about the monetary benefits of reduced liability because you can watch your chefs and make sure they are following food safety rules. I've done 3rd party mock health inspections of restaurants and when it gets busy and the new guy, for a real example, then forgets that you can't use the same sink of running water to thaw shellfish and fin fish as this would allow cross-contamination between two major allergens. There's already a lot of real time digital monitoring of kitchen worker's performance in some major chains. Like I can't get them to stop what they are doing so I can open the check the temp of the chill drawer in front of them. They just can't afford to lose the time in preparing your order. Honestly with computer vision and robot dexterity where it's at it doesn't seem like we're too far away from robochefs that can make meals. It won't be able to make everything but it will be able to replace a lot of labor and that will incentivize restaurants to use them and to develop menus that are more robo-friendly.

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qrayons t1_jeepmwy wrote

How much do you think it's going to cost to implement? This tech is going to be able to run on smart phones. If they can lower wages by only $5 per hour by hiring someone less skilled but able to be equally efficient by using new tech, the break even point after one year is about $10k.

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leosouza85 OP t1_jeer31a wrote

Everything is costly on launch but eventually will have massive adoption. But I think an do all robot will never be cheap, because the complexity, the materials, maintenance, contingency plan. I think the future is well equiped humans.

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vwb2022 t1_jeesyru wrote

These are already the lowest paid jobs, it's not like you'll be able to lower wages. I question how AI will increase the productivity of the jobs that are largely dependent on manual labour. It's not going to make the food cook faster, it's not going to make the server run and cover more tables, it's not going to make the construction worker put in nails or lay the flooring faster.

So the only benefits would the to be able to hire less skilled workers, but there is more to work than just knowing how to do a job. You need hand-eye coordination, you need physical strength etc. So there are other factors limiting the labour pool and pushing up the wages, not just mental factors.

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