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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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Default Re: The future of car assembly?

Originally Posted by Joliet John
The cool thing is, jobs weren't lost to computers and automation - those two industries created more jobs than they replaced. Not only do you have to manufacture the hardware, you need programmers for the software to make it work, and you need techs to install it and keep it working. Companies never needed an IT department before, right?
What you say is true but only until the automation is highly developed. Then the need for human intervention drops. This cycle will continue....Darwin applies here also. Gary
 
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