Welcome to capitalism 2.0. At Amazon Go, a pilot store opening next year, customers check in with their phones, grab their items, and get billed to their Amazon accounts without standing in line or checking out. With Amazon reportedly planning thousands of grocery stores in the future, some speculate that the zero-human-interaction model could expand — and worry about the hundreds of thousands of Americans who could lose their cashier jobs. While many low-income workers fret about international competition, some experts warn that the real threat is technology.
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