Skilled trades are typically seen as professions that won’t be permeated by AI. But that’s starting to change. Jeff visited auto tech classes at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minn., where the instructors built an AI mentor tool to help students troubleshoot car repairs. But the biggest win for AI for budding mechanics turns out to involve not fixing cars, but helping explain their repairs to customers.

Learning Curve

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Is Your Mechanic Using AI?

DEC 23, 202536 MIN
Learning Curve

Is Your Mechanic Using AI?

DEC 23, 202536 MIN

Description

Matt Boudinot’s AI explainer videos and his Auto Service Soft Skills Garage.A super-short version of this episode that ran on APM’s Marketplace."The Best of Car Talk: Some Noises Are Better Than Others,” on NPR.