Chapter 988: Debate About Machines

Lao Jieke was knocked out by this chain of events and temporarily forgot his original intention.

It wasn't until he got into an unmanned taxi.

Only then did he react.

"Oh, brothers, I'm sorry, but really, this is astonishing."

I for a moment......

The people in the live broadcast room all said they could understand.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at; I'm still in shock."

"Is this Lanxing? I ask again."

"I understand the host; if it were me, I might be even more shocked."

"Yes, it booked him a room according to the host's request, and finally it not only had a 3D map illustration but also real-scene pictures."

"The key is, the host didn't pay a cent, because he had no Great Song Bank account and couldn't transfer money to an electronic account."

"The host wouldn't try to dodge the bill, would he? We can't let the host lose face for Yingjiang."

Lao Jieke saw the fans' comments and felt humiliated.

"No, brothers, how could Lao Jieke be that kind of person?"

I brought cash, my buddies.

Well, although it makes me look stupid, I really did come with cash.

Who could imagine, riding in a vehicle with no one collecting money?

Here, I want to thank Weiwei; he gave me a guarantee, allowing me to put it on account.

Good heavens, who would have thought, an Artificial Intelligence guaranteeing for me!

This is too miraculous.

Brothers, sorry, although I remember our original intention, I really can't control myself.

This is simply the most unforgettable experience of my life.

I have nothing to say now.

If this is a show, I might also give them full marks; it's done too perfectly.

I want to live forever in this woven lie.

At this moment, the Daxia people watching the jokes couldn't hold back.

Hahaha......

"It's hilarious; he still thinks this is a show—this is Qiongzhou, which changes every day."

"Hahaha, every time I see a foreigner making such a fuss, I can't help but be delighted."

"Lao Jieke, welcome to come expose fraud."

"Welcome more people to come expose fraud."

"Lao Jieke, you don't need to worry about not being able to pay, because today there will definitely be bank staff coming to provide account opening and transfer services."

"Trying to dodge the bill is too hard."

"Da Song Bank has added another new customer."

"The live broadcast room's subtitles, with Weiwei's help, added a real-time translation function."

So Lao Jieke can understand.

"This way I can relax; having money but nowhere to spend it, and having to put it on an Artificial Intelligence account, the pressure is really huge."

"Does this Artificial Intelligence have a tipping window? I want to give a reward."

Live broadcast room.

"This really doesn't exist; we don't have tipping service here, and we won't add extra psychological pressure to customers."

"Yes, we don't need tipping service; work is good, and we have our own reward system."

"To us, tipping is bribery, which lowers others' service quality."

No tipping?

Lao Jieke again couldn't understand.

To be honest, this differs too much from my cognition.

Although I don't want to say it, I really can't hold back.

Sorry, Yingjiang; my family, their no-tipping policy is really awesome.

The people in the live broadcast room have long been deeply resentful of tipping.

Yes, it's really awesome; tipping has become an important burden in my life.

I go to a restaurant to eat; clearly the food is already that expensive, yet I have to pay a tip. I want to ask those people: you earn so much, why not give employees higher wages? Why shift the employees' costs onto us?

Sigh, I feel giving a tip is appropriate; it shows our respect for labor.

Respect what? Respect that makes me unable to afford restaurants? I can only cook at home every day.

Yingjiang has too many people who can't afford restaurants; going once feels like a festival.

For wealthy people, this isn't a burden; they can also gain spiritual satisfaction through giving tips.

Exactly, those wealthy people don't care about our life or death.

Lao Jieke saw his fans wanting to cause a split, knowing this topic couldn't continue.

Brothers, do you feel we should stick to our original intention?

Now I want to spray Qiongzhou.

Everyone, let me think, what aspects can we criticize?

Live Broadcast Room

Ah, I know, they used too many machines, and the machines snatched away everyone's job opportunities.

Lao Jieke, the people of Qiongzhou have lost so many job opportunities, the unemployment rate must be high; I feel you can think of a solution in this area tomorrow.

………

Lao Jieke also suddenly understood.

Yes, everyone is right, although the machines are good, they have taken up too many of everyone's job opportunities.

Brothers, we've found the crucial point.

Come on, everyone, Qiongzhou is promoting the artificial intelligence industry with its unemployment rate.

Is livelihood important, or is technology important?

Like this rental, originally the driver could support a family.

Brothers, am I right?

Live Broadcast Room

Yes, Lao Jieke is absolutely right, that's it: behind progress lies the sacrifice of everyone's employment.

Daxia has been developing e-commerce, which is similar to this; unlike us, we still use checks and cash to promote offline transactions, thereby preserving many job positions.

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The locals in the Live Broadcast Room couldn't help but roll their eyes.

You really are guarding San Francisco, unwilling to think of Shu.

Don't you know that Qiongzhou has a large number of collective enterprises?

This driverless rental company is a collective shareholding enterprise.

It is operated collectively.

Big companies are not allowed to get involved.

Although taxis no longer need people, there are more cleaners, more vehicle maintenance, more vehicle fault monitoring, and more security personnel.

They merely changed from drivers to other roles.

And the same number of people in the company, previously they were responsible for driving, now they are responsible for improving service quality.

Can't you feel how smooth the vehicles' travel is?

Can't you see that the interiors are completely clean?

Have you noticed that there is an emergency contact button inside the vehicle?

This button needs someone to watch it constantly.

It can let you contact a person immediately.

You might not even know that some vehicles have pacemakers and defibrillators, and some vehicles also have first-aid medicines.

They used to drive, but now they are constantly in the contact room, waiting to serve everyone.

Besides, they also have many rescue vehicles scattered throughout Qiongzhou, ensuring that if customers encounter any problems, they can arrive immediately.