Full Podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/251210-trades-automotive Skilled trades are not becoming less important because of AI — in many ways, they may become even more valuable. Artificial intelligence can help diagnose problems, organize information, or assist with planning. But at the end of the day, **AI is not going to walk into your driveway and change a tire, replace a wheel bearing, repair a furnace, wire a panel, or weld a broken component.** That still takes a trained person with real hands-on skill. The automotive trade is a perfect example. Modern vehicles are becoming more complicated, with electronics, sensors, computers and advanced diagnostics, but somebody still has to physically inspect the vehicle, take it apart, repair it properly, and make sure it is safe to drive. The same is true for electricians, plumbers, welders, HVAC technicians, heavy-equipment mechanics and other trades. Technology may change how the work is done, but it does not eliminate the need for people who know how to actually do it. **You can automate information. You cannot automate every real-world repair.** That is why getting more young people into the skilled trades matters so much. These are careers built around solving real problems people will continue to have every day. Cars will break. Homes will need heat. Pipes will leak. Equipment will fail. And when that happens, somebody with a real trade will still have to show up and fix it. #SkilledTrades #AutomotiveTrades #Mechanic #AI #Apprenticeship #TradesCareers #NorthernOntario #Sudbury #LoveTheNorth