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That union guy's advice about AI inspection tools paid off at my shop
A retired electrician named Frank told me last spring to test any AI job-monitoring software on one small crew before rolling it out everywhere, so I ran it just on my two apprentices in Cleveland. Turns out the AI flagged about 30% of their work as incomplete, but when Frank came by to check, it was all just sensor misreads on older pipe fittings. Has anyone else found that these systems need a human double-check before you trust the numbers?
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pat_stone1mo ago
That "sensor misreads" line hit home hard. I once trusted an AI tracker so blindly that I flagged a whole crew for missing outlets that were right there in the wall. Turns out the system couldn't tell a grounding screw from a drywall anchor. My foreman still brings it up when I get too confident about anything. So yeah, I learned the hard way that these things need a human with a flashlight and a bit of doubt before you pass the numbers up the ladder. Frank sounds like a smart guy. I should've asked him first.
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