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Will AI chatbots wipe out 4,000 Verizon employees?
Starbucks Robo-Baristas, Tesla Output, Walmart AI, and more
Rom De Joya & Mark Savant
July 23, 2025
What's Ahead
As I see more and more corporations employ robots to serve more and more functions I get both excited and nervous.
Where do I fit into this new world? What about my friends and neighbors?
Men especially are at risk.
Why, because there is immense pressure on men to provide financially for our families.
Todays, news makes it clear that job disruption is happening.
Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy even announced AI taking on human tasks. This was followed by hundreds of layoffs in their cloud division.
For me, the priority is to focus on value.
I don’t want to be paid for my time, I want to be paid for the problems I solve.
I want to take risks in many different projects, and find the gold mines.
This is how I’m tackling this exciting era of rapid change.
You’re families, teams, and communities are requiring you to do the same.
Let’s make it happen boys.
-Mark Savant
Verizon AI chatbots resolve 30% of support calls
Verizon deployed Google-powered AI chatbots across its US network to handle billing and outage queries. The system now manages 30% of support calls while escalating complex issues to human specialists.
• 4,000 customer service reps will be retrained
• Average wait times down by 35%
Starbucks robotic baristas serve coffee in 5 urban cafes
Starbucks began testing robotic coffee arms in 5 downtown cafes. The robots prepare drinks and self-clean so baristas can focus on guest interaction and custom orders.
Tesla AI bots boost production 20% and create 300 technician jobs
Tesla rolled out AI-controlled welding robots at its Fremont factory. The new systems increased weekly vehicle output by 20% and cut assembly defects by 30%.
Tesla plans to hire 300 robotics maintenance technicians to support the expansion.
Speaking of Robot Assistants…
I attend a lot of Zoom meetings.
Frankly, it’s hard to keep up.
I forget key points, who said what, who’s supposed to handle X, Y, Z…
But then I found Fathom.
Fathom is by far my favorite Zoom AI assistant.
It transcribes every word, documents key points, highlights next steps, objections, and summarizes the entire call.
The best part? It’s EASY.
I just set it to my calendar, and it automatically joins my Zoom calls.
Honestly, I don’t even like getting on phone calls anymore, because Fathom + Zoom is so effective.
Experience the difference today! - Mark
Walmart unveils new AI tools for workers
Walmart announced it is rolling out a suite of artificial intelligence tools for its store associates, including a real-time translation feature to help communicate with customers.
UPS AI planner cuts delivery times by 20%
UPS launched an AI route optimization system across its US network. Live traffic data cut average delivery times by 20%, and 150 dispatchers will be retrained as AI supervisors.