Key findings
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is unlikely to automate blue-collar jobs like Foundry Mold and Coremakers.
The unique automation wave may not transform their work significantly.
The demand for premium goods and services could even increase the need for these workers, leading to a rise in their income share.
GenAI’s inability to perform physical tasks shields blue-collar workers from major disruption.
However, skills like Operations Monitoring may be automated in the future.
The work could be streamlined, but the essence of monitoring and operations in Foundry Mold and Coremaking may remain unchanged.
How could AI or automation replace or complement job activities?
AI and automation could potentially assist in tasks like smoothing molds, packing sand, positioning patterns, and operating machines.
However, the intricate tasks of repairing surface imperfections, assembling cores, and pouring molten metal may require human dexterity and judgment.
For example, AI could be used to streamline the process of positioning patterns inside mold sections, but the delicate work of assembling slab cores may still be best performed by human workers.
Job description
Create wax or sand cores and molds for metal casting in foundries.
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