I had a strange experience at the swimming pool today.
When I walked into the women’s locker room, I saw two female staff trying to unclog a drain using some tools and guidance from AI. My first thought was that maybe management was trying to save costs by having staff handle everything themselves.
But then I paused and realized that might have been a bit narrow-minded.
I suddenly remembered something from last year — at the exact same place, a male plumber had to come into the women’s locker room to fix a similar problem. I remember feeling uncomfortable at the time, especially since there was no prior notice.
That’s when my perspective shifted.
Sometimes “AI + do-it-all staff” isn’t really about efficiency — it’s about working within real-world constraints. In some situations, there simply aren’t better options.
That said… after I finished swimming, the drain was still clogged.
AI is powerful, but in the end, some problems still need experienced hands to solve.
I think you replied to the wrong person and even maybe the wrong post. you post was about some women trying to figure out plumbing with ai rather than bring a man into the womens locker. Mine was mostly a comment around what I think of ai because your post is pretty middle ground and im pretty middle ground. I feel so many are massively against or gang busters for so I tend to commiserate a bit with moderate views on AI (which for me is recognizing AI has some value but also downsides)