Key findings
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is set to impact, but not transform, blue-collar jobs like Rock Splitters, Quarry workers.
Their physical tasks are beyond GenAI’s capabilities, ensuring their job security.
The demand for premium goods may even increase their income share.
While some skills in their work may be automated in the future, their core tasks of active listening, operations monitoring, and operation control will likely remain untouched.
How could AI or automation replace or complement job activities?
Artificial intelligence, automation, or LLMs like ChatGPT could potentially assist in tasks such as locating grain line patterns, marking dimensions, and cutting stone slabs in the job of rock splitters.
However, the physical and intricate nature of tasks like setting charges of explosives or directing stone removal may still require human expertise.
For instance, AI could help analyze grain patterns but may not fully replace the manual labor needed to split rocks effectively.
Job description
Extract rough dimension stones from a quarry using tools such as jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.
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