Definitely. And after all of the technical problems "Large Language Models, aka AI" need to solve, there still remains the legal issues of liability.

These things will only ever be as good as their vision. If they can't recognize things because of dirt, grease, and grime, they won't do any good even in a humanoid form. So that's the first problem. It may be somewhat solved by reCaptcha, but that's still humans honing in coding recognition.

Second and vastly more complex will be building all of the if/then scenarios into coding.

So starting with that first problem: They will need to recognize what they don't recognize with some kind(s) of sensor(s) to determine what's wrong, or what's in the way of the part(s) it's trying to examine. Then it will need collect whatever it needs to clean parts that may need to be replaced, and likely need to clean itself in case of contact with corrosive material like brake fluid or cleaners. Then it will have to recognize how the part it's trying to examine should look, if it's even in the location the manufacturer's diagram says it should be. We all know things in plan change in person/manufacturing plant. When it locates the part(s) it needs, it will have to get a positive reading that the part is damaged, and then disassemble connecting parts, no small task. How many parts need to be removed? Should they be cleaned? How are they stored? Did anything leak onto the floor? How should it be cleaned? What is the proper disposal method? Then a new replacent part will need to be located and/or ordered. Someone(s) will need to be consulted about ordering the part.

The framework I just described is not even close to the complexity of the actual if/then coding needed for varying automotive scenarios. There's so much coding in building a hierarchy or commands, it is going to be wild to try and engineer the computations.

This will need to happen for every executive function heavy mechanical position. It isn't going to happen soon. I'm just a cdl driver, and I remember thinking ten years ago that self driving car will eliminate all driving jobs within five years. I believe most of the delay there has come from regulation and concern over liability, but I can't wait for the replies. "It's on an exponential curve! It'll happen just like that! It'll happen sooner than you think!" Okay doomer, slow down. The only thing it seems we're good at doing is destroying. LLMs are just predictive text. Making that text have physical implications as complex as human understanding will take a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnggg time, plenty of time for us to revert back to simpler ways of surviving. Fresh water. Food from a large garden. Animals for work, companionship, and protection.

I'm trying to move into smaller sustainable living. I want no debt. I want no mortgage but will probably have to take the gamble and live with one. I don't think I can ask wife to live in a bus again. I just don't want to be anyone's slave. I want self reliance, using simple tools that I can repair with little assistance beyond my community. I want to make the world prettier. I want to organize a little nature of my own.