In recent times, Artificial Intelligence is taking more and more prominence. Many people have been introduced to it thanks to dialog processors like ChatGPT, although these artificial cognitive systems have been around for some time. Several voices are being raised warning about the dangers of its use, and Those who sponsor that they will displace humans are beginning to be somewhat right.
At the BMW plant in the city of Regensburg, in southern Germany, Artificial Intelligence is now in charge of a task that was for humans, the quality control of the painting which involves the inspection, processing and marking of painted surfaces of vehicles where imperfections exist.
Over there, a monitor projects black-and-white stripe patterns onto the surface of a vehicle, which is then scanned by a camera that identifies any changes in the reflected stripes with great accuracy. The computer then digitally stores the position, shape, and depth of the defect, creating a 3D image of the defect.
The next step is the correction, which is also not carried out by any human. The job is done by four robots that can sand away problem paint and apply polishing compound. BMW says that the use of Artificial Intelligence enables shorter delivery times and a consistently high level of surface quality, which is why it plans to implement this technology at its other plants around the world.
At the moment, the AI is not perfect, and the machines may be very precise and constant, but they still do not reach the interpretive capacity and subtlety of the human being.. That is why some parts of the bodywork (mainly panel edges and fragile areas like fuel caps) still require people to work on them. In the fragile is hope.
We are experiencing a paradigm shiftThis problem has already been seen when robots for welding and assembling parts began to be implemented in the automotive industry, and if you visit a factory today, you will probably see more machines than humans. Technology is supposed to benefit us to get rid of tedious tasks and have more time for our leisure and experiential development, However, when it is put at the service of profits, few people benefit and many are left without work.a problem that we will undoubtedly have to learn to deal with more and more.
