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October 15, 2018

Hotel workers ask is tech taking our jobs?

  • The hotel of the not-so-distant future sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but it’s drawing real world anxiety for some workers.
    • By PHILIP MARCELO
    Associated Press

    BOSTON — Robots delivering room service, check-in kiosks with facial recognition technology and “smart” speakers that serve as an in-room concierge.

    The hotel of the not-so-distant future sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but it’s drawing real world anxiety for some of the thousands of Marriott hotel workers on strike across the U.S. this month.


     
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