AI ECONOMIC IMPACT 34 TRILLION YEN

An article in the Nikkei on October 22, 2020, was titled.

THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY (METI) HAS COMPILED AN ESTIMATE OF THE 34 TRILLION YEN ECONOMIC EFFECT BY 2025 IF THE INTRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ADVANCES.

He said.

AMONG THE TASKS THAT WERE PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE WHEN REPLACED BY AI WERE "INSPECTIONS TO SORT OUT DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS, PARTS MAINTENANCE, AND ACCOUNTING. IN MANUFACTURING PLANTS, FOR EXAMPLE, USING AI TO AUTOMATICALLY FIND DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS FROM IMAGES INCREASES THE EFFICIENCY OF INSPECTIONS." AND.

Before I knew it, I was made a "florist" (^^;)

The automation of inspections is a very old topic, and yet it has not become widespread.
If we do not fully examine why, I think we will be swamped by "AI".

Using AI to automatically find defective products from images will only replace people, but this alone will not improve inspection efficiency.
If the inspection work of 10 people can be automated at a running cost of one person, the efficiency of inspection will be greatly improved.
Considering the initial cost, it is difficult to make it even unless at least four people are working.

Whether there is "inspection work for 10 people" in a small-quantity, high-mix production site.
Whether or not "moving hands" at 10 times the speed is possible. There is almost no machine that is faster and more flexible than "hands.
Can we assign people who can use AI on the shop floor?

Automation has not been promoted simply because "it is difficult to increase efficiency = it is faster for people to do it."

I hate it when people invest human and financial resources, work hard, struggle, but are disappointed with the results.
I want to be able to say, "We worked hard, we struggled, and we were rewarded!　I want to be a "good" person.