Will AI replace Continuous Mining Machine Operators?
Yes. I've already started.
Time left: 5 years and 6 months · Group: Construction and Extraction
The official job description
Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What continuous mining machine operators do all day (for now)
Operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.
Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts.
Drive machines into position at working faces.
Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors and to start and position drill cutters or torches.
Observe and listen to equipment operation to detect binding or stoppage of tools or other equipment malfunctions.
Will AI replace continuous mining machine operators?
Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 5 years and 6 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces continuous mining machine operators?
5 years and 6 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which continuous mining machine operators tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars. The rest follows.