Although certain service jobs like health aide or preschool teacher still seem safe,
others, like those in retail and food service, are already being displaced.
For a long time, economists argued that routine jobs like factory and clerical work were vulnerable to automation but
that jobs in both the service and knowledge sectors were safer.
Half the time worked by salespeople and cashiers is spent on tasks
that can be automated by technology that’s currently in use, according to a recent McKinsey Global Institute report.
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Imagine this scene from the future: You walk into a store
and are greeted by name, by a computer with facial recognition that directs you to the items you need.
