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CoquitlamFalcons t1_iwkcr9h wrote

Reply to comment by Just_Discussion6287 in Apple will begin sourcing chips from a plant in Arizona and from Europe in a major supply chain shift away from China, CEO Tim Cook told employees by flyingdutchgirll

I wonder why Foxconn’s Zhengzhou iPhone factory employs 200K workers…

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PierG1 t1_iwks5x2 wrote

Because if you pay them less than what’s worth an assembly robot and it’s maintenance it’s still cheaper to hire people

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Just_Discussion6287 t1_iwku3ru wrote

Same reason the sony factories used to employ more people.

The automation doesn't destroy 200,000 jobs overnight. The factories you are referencing look a lot different post covid versus iphone 7. There are some design failures that are specific to apple products limiting automation for a couple of more years.

The technology for AI/ML digital twinning(nvidia omniverse isaac) and fine robot control is only months old not years.

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