Once Ves and Gloriana made up their minds, they announced the institution of weekly quotas to the Design Department.
"The SF-02 is incredibly powerful." Ves spoke in front of the gathered mech designers. "Each of you has experienced its capabilities. It is making life incredibly convenient for you all, but that is not necessarily a good development. Our civilization has always grappled with the problem of relying too much on automation. The more we off-load work to AIs, the more control we cede over our lives. Lack of practice is detrimental to your development as mech designers. If you keep delegating work to our smart AIs, you will deprive yourself of essential practice and experimentation. The lack of effort will slow down your progress and cause your careers to stall. Are you truly willing to remain stuck as Apprentices or Journeymen?"
Many mech designers shook their heads. The vast majority of them were new and optimistic about their future.
