Posted on Sep 4, 2023
Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change
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Walk any direction in Las Vegas and it's easy to find machines doing human work.
Check-in kiosks have replaced people at the front desk of hotels. Text-bots now make restaurant recommendations instead of a concierge. Robots can serve food, and behind the bar, machines are pouring out drinks.
Automation and technology replacing jobs has long been a conversation in Nevada's most populated city. Studies show that between 38% to 65% of jobs there could be automated by 2035.
With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise, the economy of this city --which relies on tourism and hospitality — is at an inflection point, as companies look to technology to reduce labor costs.
Walk any direction in Las Vegas and it's easy to find machines doing human work.
Check-in kiosks have replaced people at the front desk of hotels. Text-bots now make restaurant recommendations instead of a concierge. Robots can serve food, and behind the bar, machines are pouring out drinks.
Automation and technology replacing jobs has long been a conversation in Nevada's most populated city. Studies show that between 38% to 65% of jobs there could be automated by 2035.
With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise, the economy of this city --which relies on tourism and hospitality — is at an inflection point, as companies look to technology to reduce labor costs.
Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Having Visited Vegas, Back In The 60;'s, And Married There As Well,
Then Presently Being A Resident, I've Seen Most Of The Changes.
And From My Point Of View, Vegas Has Been Going Down Hill For Decades,
And No Where Near The Fun It Use To Be. .... Even The Change Girls Are Gone,
No Free Floor Shows Either.....And The Bastards Are Even Charging For Parking Your Car,
While You're Already Loosing Your-as In Their Casino. .... I Live On The Outskirts
Of Town, Out By Nellis AFB. So We Go To Our Local Casinos, Ours Is "The Cannery Casino",
EXACTLY 1 Mile Down Craig. I Haven't Even SEEN The Strip For More Than 18 Years,
Nor Do I Care To. ~ And On Holiday, I Stay Home; Too Many Amateur Gamblers Running Around Loose, And They're Totally Lacking Adult Supervision Too...
"Welcome To Vegas, Help Us Keep It Green,
Bring A Lot Of Money With You. We Don't Need ALL Of It,
But It DOES "Dress-UP The Place".
Then Presently Being A Resident, I've Seen Most Of The Changes.
And From My Point Of View, Vegas Has Been Going Down Hill For Decades,
And No Where Near The Fun It Use To Be. .... Even The Change Girls Are Gone,
No Free Floor Shows Either.....And The Bastards Are Even Charging For Parking Your Car,
While You're Already Loosing Your-as In Their Casino. .... I Live On The Outskirts
Of Town, Out By Nellis AFB. So We Go To Our Local Casinos, Ours Is "The Cannery Casino",
EXACTLY 1 Mile Down Craig. I Haven't Even SEEN The Strip For More Than 18 Years,
Nor Do I Care To. ~ And On Holiday, I Stay Home; Too Many Amateur Gamblers Running Around Loose, And They're Totally Lacking Adult Supervision Too...
"Welcome To Vegas, Help Us Keep It Green,
Bring A Lot Of Money With You. We Don't Need ALL Of It,
But It DOES "Dress-UP The Place".
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Automation and technology replacing jobs has long been a conversation in Nevada's most populated city. Studies show that between 38% to 65% of jobs there could be automated by 2035.
With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise, the economy of this city --which relies on tourism and hospitality — is at an inflection point, as companies look to technology to reduce labor costs.
"Wherever the resort industry can replace their workers and not affect productivity, profits or the customer experience — wherever they can do that with artificial intelligence... they will," said John Restrepo, principal at RCG Economics in Las Vegas.
"The question is, how do you factor in and how do you adapt your economic development strategy, your community strategy, your resiliency strategy to accommodate a world where certain jobs no longer exist?" he said.
Restrepo said he believes the city has to diversify its economy to be less reliant on tourism and hospitality."...
..."Automation and technology replacing jobs has long been a conversation in Nevada's most populated city. Studies show that between 38% to 65% of jobs there could be automated by 2035.
With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise, the economy of this city --which relies on tourism and hospitality — is at an inflection point, as companies look to technology to reduce labor costs.
"Wherever the resort industry can replace their workers and not affect productivity, profits or the customer experience — wherever they can do that with artificial intelligence... they will," said John Restrepo, principal at RCG Economics in Las Vegas.
"The question is, how do you factor in and how do you adapt your economic development strategy, your community strategy, your resiliency strategy to accommodate a world where certain jobs no longer exist?" he said.
Restrepo said he believes the city has to diversify its economy to be less reliant on tourism and hospitality."...
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