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by harimau777 2507 days ago
I realize this is probably being excessively pessimistic, but couldn't this end up making the work of the skilled trades as soulless and boring as routine assembly line work?

That is to say, whenever there is a discussion of the skilled trades on Hacker News it is mentioned that they often take as much thinking and creativity as white collar jobs. It seems like this sort of technology could change that in at least some situations.

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Good luck running a pass via ar lol.

(Pre edit sorry a pass is a restaurant kitchen serving line).

Pre edit 2: okay that was a bit snarky, but my point is, ar doesn't give you the skills and training, it just helps

Hmm I don't think so? I feel like that's saying that a measuring tape makes carpentry soulless.

Part of the craft is being able to execute well, and like the article says if this tool helps people do harder stuff more easily, we can end up going towards even more complex designs to compensate.