Automation Pt 3

Some industries have benefitted from automation in terms of a higher quality of products, increased production and services, expansion, a rise in employment and a revitalized economy in some areas. Other industries face labor problems created by unemployment. Emphasizes that automatic machines are tools, not brains and that they rely on men for creative thinking.

Shows Soviet-era automated ball bearing manufacturing line. Discusses USSR’s excellent manufacturing capabilities. Also discusses impact of automation on the US automobile industry. Footage of early computers. Points out that automation is an industry in itself, requiring people to build and maintain automation machines. Talks a little about an intellectual revolution among the younger generation. Interviewer smokes a cigarette through most of the film.