Using carrier automation without losing resilience

Will future U.S. carrier designs adopt the Queen Elizabeth class's manpower reductions?

Some efficiencies are worthwhile, but designs must preserve enough trained people to take over manually during failures and damage.

Mechanized handling and better systems can reduce routine manpower, but warships still need trained personnel to intervene when automation breaks or battle damage disables normal equipment. The useful goal is more efficient allocation rather than removing the human reserve that makes a ship resilient.