Will AI replace Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers?
Yes. I've already started.
Time left: 5 years · Group: Production
The official job description
Shape molten glass according to patterns.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What glass blowers, molders, benders, and finishers do all day (for now)
Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.
Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in molds or on boards to obtain final shapes.
Set up and adjust machine press stroke lengths and pressures and regulate oven temperatures, according to glass types to be processed.
Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.
Will AI replace glass blowers, molders, benders, and finishers?
Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 5 years left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces glass blowers, molders, benders, and finishers?
5 years. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which glass blowers, molders, benders, and finishers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers. The rest follows.