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What is a dark factory?

• geremiiah 5mo ago
  A robotics factory that is fully automated. Hence "dark" because they can just turn the lights off and let the machines run 24/7 in the dark. I guess in this instance it means some kind of harness and framework that lets models build without supervision.
  • ElFitz 5mo ago
    That’s pretty much it. I’d say minimal supervision, and I can’t say whether or not it is doable or desirable, but maybe I’m not bullish enough. Or too much. There’s a joke about dark factories, by the way: > The Factory of the Future Will Have Only Two Employees, a Man and a Dog. > - The human feeds the dog. >- The dog makes sure no one touches the equipment.