Why AI Is Manufacturing's Future, But People Are Still Needed

The manufacturing industry is experiencing a growing talent shortage. Data from Deloitte shows that by 2025 the manufacturing skills gap will widen, creating the need for 3.4 million skilled workers, with 2 million of those roles going unfulfilled. Driving this void will be the 2.7 million workers who will retire or leave the industry by 2025, in addition to the roughly 700,000 jobs that will be created by growth within the industry. There still exists a widespread misperception that automation and robots will put manufacturing jobs at risk. This is not the case.