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Jack Ma: We need to stop training our kids for manufacturing jobs - Sep. 2 , 2 17
This is curious. In some ways I agree with him, as we can see the advent of true AI allowing almost all of the manufacturing arts to be computer/robotized.
On the other hand, I know a damn few people for whom manufacturing is their "art", and they would not have rewarding lives without the ability to "make something". It also plays into creative design, as knowing how to get from an idea to an existing product is frequently how someone will start when designing something new (that might actually work).
So in my mind, this could happen, but it would be a tragic mistake for humanity. And I will note that Jack Ma, a Chinese national, does not address the huge role manufacturing plays in Defense. It would be convenient for most of the world to give up on having factories and metal mills, allowing China (most likely) to become the machine shop to the World.
In that case, who do we buy from when under threat? How does one tie-in the current expansionist nature of China with Mr. Ma's concept?
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This is curious. In some ways I agree with him, as we can see the advent of true AI allowing almost all of the manufacturing arts to be computer/robotized.
On the other hand, I know a damn few people for whom manufacturing is their "art", and they would not have rewarding lives without the ability to "make something". It also plays into creative design, as knowing how to get from an idea to an existing product is frequently how someone will start when designing something new (that might actually work).
So in my mind, this could happen, but it would be a tragic mistake for humanity. And I will note that Jack Ma, a Chinese national, does not address the huge role manufacturing plays in Defense. It would be convenient for most of the world to give up on having factories and metal mills, allowing China (most likely) to become the machine shop to the World.
In that case, who do we buy from when under threat? How does one tie-in the current expansionist nature of China with Mr. Ma's concept?
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