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Re:An experimental program in Austria that creates work for ... by unity1001 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @01:58PM (#33935585)
> who would do the grungy, difficult work

Robots.

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Re:An experimental program in Austria that creates work for ... by hef19898 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @03:08PM (#33936299)
Nah, too expensive as long as there are poor and desperate people that can be abused.
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Re:An experimental program in Austria that creates work for ... by unity1001 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @04:10PM (#33936827)
Just a little standardization of things like bathrooms, kitchens would enable robots, leave aside automated bathrooms, kitchens themselves.
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Re:An experimental program in Austria that creates work for ... by euroderf on Sunday December 11, 2022 @01:56AM (#33940826)
The 2000$ robot that cleans bathroom floors, walls, sinks, and toilet bowls will sell like hotcakes.
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Re:An experimental program in Austria that creates work for ... by unity1001 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @04:12AM (#33941556)
Actually, yes. Hell yes. If you could perpetually hand over those tasks to a robot, $2000 is a reasonable price for it.
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Re:An experimental program in Austria that creates work for ... by almost_usual on Saturday December 10, 2022 @03:10PM (#33936321)
At that point Robots will do all the work.
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