A man is repairing a watch. Provided by Pixabay American agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere has introduced artificial intelligence technology into its equipment and is called ‘Nongsla’ (agricultural machinery Tesla). Behind the growth of this company is a ‘repair monopoly.’ John Deere put a lock on the tractor control software so that only they could fix it. Farmers had to wait for maintenance technicians from headquarters even for simple breakdowns, and the waiting period was long...