We were promised—and threatened—that robot baristas would be coming to take our jobs. Now, with concerns about AI tools and ChatGPT on the rise, it’s time to examine if that threat is real.
Oh gosh, how funny! And always excited to share your work — I feel like your article + my convo with Valorie and Adam really stuck with me and made me think about the role of robotics in the areas of the work I occupy (writing and coffee) and in a way, it feels both like a new problem and one we've been talking about for years.
Thanks for sharing my piece! No joke, right below this email in my inbox was a newsletter from Global Coffee Report. It shared this article: https://www.gcrmag.com/wmf-explores-robotics-technology-in-self-service-cafes/ while using the headline "Have you been recently served by a robot?"
Oh gosh, how funny! And always excited to share your work — I feel like your article + my convo with Valorie and Adam really stuck with me and made me think about the role of robotics in the areas of the work I occupy (writing and coffee) and in a way, it feels both like a new problem and one we've been talking about for years.