Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin...
by azinman2 on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @04:32PM
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Except automation can’t change on a dime. It also is bad at all kinds of things… just see Musk’s commentary on why they backed away from so much automation with Model 3 for humans.
Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin...
by AnthonyMouse on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @05:18PM
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Automation works. It's not perfect but it works.
The biggest impediments are political. China will subsidize anything they're not already leading in. To counteract that, you either need tariffs or your own subsidies. But corporations will fight against tariffs (they've already invested in manufacturing in China) and labor unions will fight against subsidies for automation, so here we are.
Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin...
by arcticbull on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @06:11PM
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> It also is bad at all kinds of things…
For now. The trajectory is pretty clear, and the goal would be to shoot for where the puck is going, not where it was.
The only way to make manufacturing at home competitive with overseas is full-scale automation. It won't create jobs to bring it back onshore - nor should it for exactly the reasons you specify. Instead, it would be a strategic investment.