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  1. The Right Coast

    Drones could replace $127 billion worth of human labor and services Quartz

    By Thomas A. Smith

    A report released by PwC today (May 9) estimates that commercial applications for drones will replace $127 billion worth of services and labor in the very near future. via qz.com

  2. The Right Coast

    Carl s Jr CEO wants to replace all human workers with robots | Fox News

    By Thomas A. Smith

    "I want to try it," CEO Andy Puzder told Business Insider. "We could have a restaurant that's focused on all-natural products and is much like an Eatsa, where you order…

  3. 3 Geeks and a Law Blog

    Aha! A.H.I!

    By Ryan McClead

    I wrote a post last week in which I called for a moratorium on the term Artificial Intelligence in relation to the law.  Instead I suggested that you should just replace…

  4. 3 Geeks and a Law Blog

    A.I. and Automation… Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to

    By Ryan McClead

    I am calling for an official moratorium on the term Artificial Intelligence in relation to the law!  Everyone please just stop using it. It's a needlessly charged word that only…

  5. The Right Coast

    Dear Striking Fast-Food Workers: Meet The Machine That Just Put You Out Of A Job | Zero Hedge

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Dear fast food workers of the US - presenting you nemesis: the Momentum Machines burger maker.via www.zerohedge.comI'd have to taste the burgers to be sure.

  6. 3 Geeks and a Law Blog

    Technology is No Threat to Lawyers

    By Ryan McClead

    This is the second talk from the the ILTA Session - Legal Technology Innovation - Bolstering and Destroying the Legal Profession. This is from Joshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at…

  7. The Right Coast

    Robots Lay Three Times as Many Bricks as Construction Workers | MIT Technology Review

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Construction workers on some sites are getting new, non-union help. SAM short for semi-automated mason is a robotic bricklayer being used to increase productivity as it works with human masons.…

  8. CommLawBlog

    The Fourth Law of Robotics: Don’t Miss That Spot Over There

    By FHH Law

    Waiver permits Roomba manufacturer to market new self-guided lawn mower for residential use. The kid down the street who mows your lawn may have to change her business model. Automation…

  9. The Right Coast

    $14,000 Machine Brews Coffee Using Algorithms | WIRED

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The BKON system comes with recipes programmed by the Vastardis brothers and their early commercial partners, including New York City cult shop Counter Culture Coffee, Whole Foods, and Panther Coffee.…

  10. 3 Geeks and a Law Blog

    How Lawyers Can Survive the AI-pocalypse

    By Greg Lambert

    [Ed. Note: Please welcome Guest-Blogger, Matt Coatney as he gives us some insight on how to deal with the smart machines and AI technologies coming our way.] Much has been…