Will General AI Ever Enter the Factory?

Whether it's reducing labor costs, shortening downtime, or increasing all-around productivity, a lot of discussion is happening around the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform manufacturing. But the rise of AI has also come with its own concerns--many around the future of jobs. On one extreme, AI is merely going to transform the way we work and usher in the next industrial revolution. On the opposite, we're all going to be panhandling once robots and software take over our jobs. The reality is somewhere in between.