Good technology to automate food service - in the form of self-serve / fast-casual restaurants - already exists and has done so for some time, and yet human food service roles have grown. I'd expect this trend to continue by default. The downside risk I see is primarily from contagion from other economic impacts, and model uncertainty as we look further ahead.

— Pro Forecaster Patric Molgaard (draaglom)

Jobs in the food service industry, such as waiters, waitresses, and bartenders, can not be easily automated and even augmentation is difficult. They require physical presence and real-time interaction in crowded, unpredictable environments. The real threat isn't AI replacing servers in one-to-one interactions, but rather structural obsolescence.

— Pro Forecaster Ľuboš Saloky (lubossaloky)