Robots will take over deliveries, gig economy may face transition
willccbb · x · 2026-08-04
Discussing the economic impact of robots, the author argues that a future where tens of millions of US gig workers gradually migrate to more dexterous labor or data farming, while robots handle deliveries, is plausible and would only cause minor economic shifts. He also roughly estimates the all-in cost of an electric car-hour to be around $2.
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