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Old 06-08-2022, 12:51 PM
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Actually, there is a machine that can pick tomatoes. It is a large capital expense that the land owners are reluctant to pay because they have cheap human labor. But, if they did make that capital investment, in the long term tomatoes would be cheaper to the consumer.
..........The US is on the verge of using A.I. and robotics to transform just about all industries - even McDonalds'. So, if the US government was planning ahead, it would want to restrict immigration to the legal variety and mainly "rocket -scientist-types".
If you are interested in real information about AI and its impact on the labor force, I highly recommend Stanford University's HAI program. You can go to their site or just go to Youtube and search. It is an international program that discusses current events and trends and predictions on when and where and how much various employment positions will be affected.

It also has discussions with leaders in major employment industries on what can be done to minimize the impact on existing employees.

LOTS of good information, but don't look for sound bites. Most discussions are hours long.