Will AI replace Furniture Finishers?

Yes. I've already started.

Time left: 5 years and 4 months · Group: Production

The official job description

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.

Mix finish ingredients to obtain desired colors or shades.
Brush, spray, or hand-rub finishing ingredients, such as paint, oil, stain, or wax, onto and into wood grain and apply lacquer or other sealers.
Smooth, shape, and touch up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, pumice stones, steel wool, chisels, sanders, or grinders.
Select appropriate finishing ingredients such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, depending on factors such as wood hardness and surface type.
Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, or screws.
Distress surfaces with woodworking tools or abrasives before staining to create an antique appearance, or rub surfaces to bring out highlights and shadings.

Antique Finisher, Antique Refinisher, Antiquer, Cabinet Finisher, Caner, Chair Finisher, Finish Patcher, Finish Repair Worker

Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 5 years and 4 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.

5 years and 4 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.

The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: mix finish ingredients to obtain desired colors or shades. The rest follows.