Funny how just a few years ago they were saying that truck drivers are doomed because they will be replaced by fully autonomous trucks.

why would security guards decline though? I would expect in a society with rising inequality that private security would increase.

I would imagine "smart" surveillance cameras which can do all kinds of coordinated motion sensing and tracking, and possibly keyless entry systems which eliminate the guard at the front door.

Less people in-office -> less office space -> less security guards

Less in-person retail -> less security guards

Increased prevalence of CCTV perhaps.

There is a fair amount of new tech coming out soon. Ring sells their drone security camera, and I expect to see outdoor patrolling drones soon. There is also the new WIFI tech that can detect people via mesh network signal interference. One company is already selling a home security network that leverages it. We will soon see plenty of cheap mesh systems that can count the number of people on the property and recognize types of motion.

>We will soon see plenty of cheap mesh systems that can count the number of people on the property and recognize types of motion.

hmm, at first I was thinking burglars gonna have a hard time if their target is big businesses but I guess it's the same as today - you break in, you enter the code that you know somehow OR you break in, after dismantling security in some way?

I guess though it would be a good tool for outdoor security, but then the main deterrent of a security guard there is they have a gun and come running when you're stealing the stuff.

My first thought for big businesses would be smart badges with positioning and biometrics. That way their system could cross-reference the number and location of known individuals with detected people.

> followed by truck/bis drivers

If AI fullfills its promises these are probably under the most danger.