One ATM could do the work of no fewer than thirty-seven human tellers (and, into the bargain, rarely fell ill). In the United States, about half of all those employed in retail banking--some 500,000 people--lost their jobs between 1980 and 1995 [due to ATM machines] #AlaindeBot…

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