Walmart 在賣場要導入機器人取代人類的工作了...

在「Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 stores」這邊看到 Walmart 要導入機器人取代人類的工作了,像是架上沒貨或是標籤錯誤或沒標的:

The robots go up and down the aisles, scanning for out-of-stock items, incorrect prices, and wrong or missing labels.

像是這樣的機器:

或是在掃描時更明顯的照片:

如果一直讓機器來換掉人類能做的事情,是不是有機會到後來就沒有工作需要做?如果當全世界都實行「無條件基本收入 (Unconditional Basic Income)」時,會不會愈來愈接近 Star Trek 裡面講到未來的經濟體系,沒有貨幣時情況?不曉得兩百年後會是什麼樣子...

Amazon 推出自有品牌產品...

Amazon 打算推出自有品牌產品:「Amazon to Expand Private-Label Offerings—From Food to Diapers」,所以之後會看到 Amazon 牌子的飲料、食物等等的東西:

Amazon.com Inc. in the coming weeks is set to roll out new lines of private-label brands that will include its first broad push into perishable foods, according to people familiar with the matter.

The new brands with names like Happy Belly, Wickedly Prime and Mama Bear will include nuts, spices, tea, coffee, baby food and vitamins, as well as household items such as diapers and laundry detergents, these people said.

接下來應該會是大量出現在競爭對手的產品頁面上?完全可以從台灣的超商想像到後續會怎麼做...