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AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers: study

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440 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 28 Aug 25 14:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.226s | source
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ArtTimeInvestor ◴[28 Aug 25 15:06 UTC] No.45053123[source]▶
Every day when I am out in the city, I am amazed by how many jobs we have NOT managed to replace with AI yet.

For example, cashiers. There are still many people spending their lives dragging items over a scanner, reading a number from a screen, holding out their hand for the customer to put money in, and then sorting the coins into boxes.

How hard can it be to automate that?

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lotsofpulp ◴[28 Aug 25 15:07 UTC] No.45053139[source]▶
The hard part is preventing theft, not adding numbers.
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ArtTimeInvestor ◴[28 Aug 25 15:09 UTC] No.45053165[source]▶
Is the theft really happening at the checkout?

And if so, why can't we detect it via camera + AI?

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1. lotsofpulp ◴[28 Aug 25 15:40 UTC] No.45053584[source]▶
Detecting theft does not mean theft is prevented. You then need the government to prosecute, and impose sufficient punishment to deter theft. This is not cheap, nor a given that it will happen.