The role of industrial AI in 2022 - Information Age

The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been popularised by companies such as Google and Amazon and often draws connotations of robots, natural language assistance or self-driving cars. Whilst all of these are popular examples of the more interesting use cases for AI, the oftentimes invisible technology is already starting to impact everyday life. In the industrial world, AI is a technology we're increasingly finding uses for and one that will be a big focus for companies in 2022. For industrial applications, AI combines data science with machine learning and domain expertise to perform a wide variety of critical functions that may range from monitoring essential infrastructure to ensuring that machinery continues to operate as optimally as possible. To fully realise the benefits of AI, industrial companies must work to understand which processes can benefit most from AI and focus on a highly specific set of potential operational efficiencies, quality gains and safety enhancements.