Is Artificial Intelligence the Answer for IIoT?

There are plenty of areas where artificial intelligence is helpful and extremely useful. Areas like web marketing, retail product recommendations and consumer help desks can all streamline processes in addition to other benefits when using AI. However, while these areas reap the benefits, is AI the right choice in industrial applications like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or is there a better option? Many AI methods are self-taught, so they avoid the need for process mapping and other tedious analytical processes, making it seem to be the right fit for IIoT. Yet, only a few methods will apply.