The Joker Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 test all you like, technology DOES go wrong from time to time Best keep your receipt and make they don’t overcharge you then! Or you can use Amazon’s online chat and give ‘em hell! I did that when they screwed up my next-day delivery and missed my deadline; they refunded the delivery charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Best keep your receipt and make they don’t overcharge you then! Or you can use Amazon’s online chat and give ‘em hell! I did that when they screwed up my next-day delivery and missed my deadline; they refunded the delivery charge thats it, i dont think you get a reciept?? you pick someat up and its added to yer bill, you leave the shop with the goods, then a day later or whatever you get a credit card bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 thats it, i dont think you get a reciept?? you pick someat up and its added to yer bill, you leave the shop with the goods, then a day later or whatever you get a credit card bill? From the article: With the help of sensors on the shelves, items are added to customers' Amazon Go account as they pick them up - and delete any they put back. An electronic receipt is issued as they exit. But does electronic receipt mean a printed receipt, or an emailed one? I know some supermarkets are trialling scan as you shop (like the large one on spital hill) and I’m all in favour of anything that reduces time spent waiting in a queue . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 It's just another step towards no jobs left, other than highly skilled ones, or ones in India for $10 a day. Human labour is almost always the most expensive thing for companies, and the giants are the most likely succeed in this. Same as always in any business, in any form of society. Efficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I think this is just awful. Talk about Big Brother...This will be a case of the computer is always right. Yet computers are not infallible, it can say you bought anything, and I doubt the customer will have a chance to argue. How do you prove you did or didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 From the article: With the help of sensors on the shelves, items are added to customers' Amazon Go account as they pick them up - and delete any they put back. An electronic receipt is issued as they exit. But does electronic receipt mean a printed receipt, or an emailed one? I know some supermarkets are trialling scan as you shop (like the large one on spital hill) and I’m all in favour of anything that reduces time spent waiting in a queue . . . I too would like to know the answer to that. You need some sort of receipt there and then to sort any mistakes before you leave the shop, otherwise you've no proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 It's just another step towards no jobs left, other than highly skilled ones, or ones in India for $10 a day. Human labour is almost always the most expensive thing for companies, and the giants are the most likely succeed in this. Same as always in any business, in any form of society. Efficiency. yeah and amazon seem to be pushing it all Checkoutless shops driverless cars drones (so therell be less human delivery), drones will be flying themselves soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) yeah and amazon seem to be pushing it all Checkoutless shops driverless cars drones (so therell be less human delivery), drones will be flying themselves soon Everybody already knows where this ultimately leads. May I present to you:Buy N Large, with its checkout less shops patrolled by morbidly obese shoppers on their driverless mobility scooter-cars (click on img at link for larger version). Great visionaries satirists, the Pixar people are Edited January 23, 2018 by L00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Everybody already knows where this ultimately leads. May I present to you:Buy N Large, with its checkout less shops patrolled by morbidly obese shoppers on their driverless mobility scooter-cars (click on img at link for larger version). Great visionaries satirists, the Pixar people are ---------- Post added 29-01-2018 at 13:11 ---------- People in Northern England and the Midlands most likely to lose their jobs because of automation / robots http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42810898 Roles in shops, administration and warehouses are the most at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikes10 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 This is worth a watch, features Brian Cox (Physics) & Eric Schmit (Google) recorded at the science museum: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1FHJKntx79y3P7zc6nDjm5T/brian-cox-and-eric-schmidt-discuss-the-future-of-artificial-intelligence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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