Elevator attendant in a self-service elevator
Stands next to the buttons all day, says "going up" and occasionally presses the floor you already pressed.
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Drone light show safety officer
Holds a big red button and watches 1,000 drones spell out a sponsor's logo in the sky.
Autonomous cargo ship bridge watch
Stands a four hour watch on the bridge of a ship that steers, navigates and avoids collisions on its own. Drinks coffee at sea.
Robot bartender supervisor
Stands behind the robot arm that makes the cocktails and restocks the limes. Gets tipped less than the robot.
Content moderation confirmer
Sees what the classifier already removed and presses Confirm so a person technically made the decision.
Self-driving campus shuttle ambassador
Stands inside a 12 mph shuttle and explains to every rider that it is, in fact, driving itself.
Autonomous tractor chaperone
Sits in a pickup at the edge of a cornfield watching a tractor plow perfectly straight rows on its own.
Parking garage booth attendant
Sits in a glass box next to a gate that reads license plates, charges cards and opens by itself, and waves.
Elevator attendant in an automatic elevator
Stands in a hotel elevator that has had buttons since 1950 and says "which floor?" with dignity.
AI pull request reviewer
Scrolls a 4,000 line pull request the AI wrote, types "LGTM," and takes the blame in the postmortem.
Driverless train passenger service agent
Rides a train that drives itself and stands near the front looking official in case anyone asks where Canary Wharf is.
Power plant control room operator
Watches steady green gauges for twelve hours. Trains for years for the one day they turn red. Hopes it never comes.
Sidewalk delivery robot remote operator
Watches 12 video feeds of cooler-shaped robots and takes the joystick when one stares at a curb for too long.
Warehouse robot babysitter
Watches a grid of 400 orange robots carry shelves around and walks out to rescue the one that got stuck on a dropped zip tie.
Long-haul pilot, 3 AM over the Atlantic
Watches the autopilot fly a 300 ton aircraft over open ocean for six hours. Eats the crew meal. Says "roger."
Human in the loop
Clicks Approve. Clicks Approve again. Occasionally reads the thing first. Is legally the reason it is "responsible AI."
Self-checkout attendant
Stands guard over eight machines and walks over every 40 seconds to tap a badge when someone puts a banana in the bagging area.
Robotaxi safety monitor
Rides in the passenger seat of a self-driving car, hands folded, smiling at strangers in the back so they feel better about it.
Chengdu Metro Line 13 operations monitor
Sits in the open front cab of a fully driverless train, in full view of a carload of commuters, for the entire ride. Cannot use a phone. Cannot chat. Officially a…
