One of the few things I’d prefer to be done by humans rather than machines. Some jobs won’t vanish even after the Singularity, not because machines won’t be able to do them, but because we’ll choose to keep them the old fashioned way. Another one will likely be bartenders. I prefer to be served and have a small talk with a human rather than be served by an automated pouring machine. Even in the Star Trek world, bartenders still exist.
Lukas Ziegler
 @lukas_m_ziegler
Nov 8
Well, it's Saturday. A perfect moment to watch a robot giving you a new haircut, right? 💇🏼‍♂️ This robot created by Shane Wighton will not only do a great haircut or trim the sides but is also able to chat with you. During the pandemic, the creator of StuffMadeHere built this robot to give himself a haircut. It offers different types of hairstyles and uses scissors. Parts of the robot were printed using a 3D printer. Fantastic design, but further down the line I'm wondering if I'm brave enough to let the robot give me a trim. Probably not yet. I would like to know more details about the safety and reliability of the system. P.S. What are your honest thoughts on this project?

Nov 8, 2025 · 6:01 PM UTC

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I agree, but random: Have you seen the movie Passengers? I don’t drink, but if I did, I’d be okay with Arthur as a bartender. They captured a potential future really well in that movie. I think social jobs will still make sense as a hobby, connection, and for skills training, but we can have robots take them if not enough choose them.
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Yes I saw it, good movie.
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only because you're not the one doing the work
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Agree. I will also still like my suits made by Italian tailors
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ask teens they know it better
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The future world will divide into two realms: one for introverts and one for extraverts.
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I won’t be needing that.
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exactly!
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Predicting which jobs is hard. My Father was sure that an AI would be terrible at customer service but I believe will change his mind based on performance. You need to separate the tasks. Companionship of a bartender and the labor of tending bar.
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Human is not defined by skills but by curiosity.
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Humans will always influence market trends because businesses will always need human consumers. Human goods and services will be become the new 'organic, ethically sourced, Gluten GMO free hand made slow food exotica' portion of the robot dominated market.
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Why would you go to a robot bar? Just go to a package store and drink at home
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Those of us who are not mentally handicapped can simply cut our own hair 🙂‍↕️
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mhmmmm I'm not so sure about the human thing. I'm not saying I hate them but I rather talk with anything talking true, no agendas or stupid reasons to lie. Because I can see their lies miles away because they are mostly imbeciles, can't even lie properly. Maybe I hate idiot people, it is a possibility as well :)
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ultimately it will be a human choice. people still have vinyle records because it is meaningful to them, even they can access same on Spotify. we may have a society of human to human services, not essentially different compared to previous agricultural and industrial shifts
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I'll take the robot every time. You're your home robot will also cut your hair. Free, conveniente. Goodbye Supercuts.
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AI will handle the tasks, but humans will curate the experiences—that's the future of work.
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People always say things like this, like they prefer humans in certain jobs, like bartender in your case. My question is though, in this awesome future, who the hell would WANT to do that? Or even work at all? I can't imagine any person wanting to deal with customers.
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What if it is a perfect $5 haircut done in 5 minutes? Visit the robot every couple of weeks, a human barber every couple of months...
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La vida posterior a la singularidad probablemente ya ni siquiera implique un cuerpo físico, por tanto el corte de cabello no será muy importante
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I would rather have my hair cut by a robot than have to endure attempts at conversation by my coiffeur. Ideally, I would like my hair to never grow again, to stay at the current length and not change.
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so humanoid robots don't exist?
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Like quark
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That's because you're clearly not an introvert 😅
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True, though sometimes Data does the bartending.
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Ok, but we're not gonna get Guinan
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You think a robot won’t make better small talk than a human? This is a weird objection. You can choose what you like, I’d rather have a better haircut for a 10th of the price. You need to read “silicon snake oil” this is what you sound like.