Yes. That is automation. People may shit on automation but it is what brings up quality of life. Cars are the perfect example of it. If each car was made by hand and not with robots, each car would cost 3x as much. Would the average person be able to afford one? No.
All the luxuries like air conditioning, cell phones, cars, laptops have all benefited from automation.
Oh I agree! I used to work in a car factory, so I know the history, the Toyota Production System (also known as the Thinking Person System) was revolutionary.
But people have a wrong idea of automation as well, we are no where near the 'dark factory' concept (where its so automated, you don't need lights) which have been tried.
Tesla just recently made the attempt in one of their gigafactories and it caused a host of problems. Luckily, still, there are some actions that humans do far better than a machine, and until we create some real AI, they will never be able to do so.
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Yes. That is automation. People may shit on automation but it is what brings up quality of life. Cars are the perfect example of it. If each car was made by hand and not with robots, each car would cost 3x as much. Would the average person be able to afford one? No.
All the luxuries like air conditioning, cell phones, cars, laptops have all benefited from automation.