“I can see AI designing more efficiently.”
I agree, fewer workers will be needed, that has been going on for a long time, though.
I’ve watched some of the utube vids Steve links to on some of his posts. They show things like the engine having to be removed to replace a water pump, or stuff like that. Seems like that is a planned, conscious decision by manufacturers to increase future revenue streams by forcing customers into expensive repairs that 99% cannot do themselves. I hope the use of AI will correct that. But it could make it worse, AI could be used to make routine maintenance more complicated, and expensive.
I knew quite a few autoworkers. At times, their supervisor would shadow them on the line, recording how many steps, or motions were needed to perform a task on the assembly line. Henry Ford was famous for this. AI, old school style.
Always a focus on efficiency, at least from the engineers.
The bean counters might nullify all of those efforts, though.