I just read an article about physical AI and I'm wondering how that will affect pilots.
Why is Jeff Bezos raising $100 billion to bring AI to factories? Here's what to know

"... for example, could simulate how air flows around airplane wings, or predict where a metal part might crack under pressure, the the Journal reported. Without flying an actual plane, companies can use AI to generate scenarios to pressure test the wings so a plane can be brought to market faster. Chatbots such as ChatGPT are large language models that were trained on vast quantities of text, images and videos from the internet. They identified patterns in online information and learned to mimic how people string words, music and pixels together.

They are good at creating images, text and code, and even solving complex math. Most of those AI capabilities exist in the digital world, and many companies are trying to find more ways to bring AI into physical workspaces, whether it is washing dishes, delivering packages or building products.

Project Prometheus intends to build AI that simulates and understands the physical world...."

Physical AI refers to AI + robotics + sensors + real‑world physics working together so machines can:

• Handle objects
• Navigate real environments
• Perform manufacturing tasks
• Inspect infrastructure
• Assist in hospitals or homes
• Work alongside humans safely

It’s AI that doesn’t just think — it acts.

 

I've concluded that the workforce is about to undergo a major revolution, akin to the industrial revolution of the early 1900s.

The monied class and big tech aren't investing trillions of dollars into all these data centers and AI for nothing.  They expect a huge return on their investments.

The way they achieve a big return on investment is by getting rid of many expensive white collar workers first, and then build the robots to get rid of many blue collar workers.  No more salaries and benefits to pay, and no more having to deal with humans demanding a raise or going on strike.

Dave

And then who's gonna buy their products? 🤔

7 minutes ago, Luis Hernandez said:

And then who's gonna buy their products? 🤔

Don't worry, somebody will come along and explain to us how it's all going to work and how great it will be for us.

3 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said:

And then who's gonna buy their products? 🤔

Other AI.

I once had a chain restaurant client whose cash registers were connected to its food supplier. The cash register was used for many things (eg. tracked time sheets) including tracking inventory and automatically ordering supplies based on sales volume.