Microsoft: building robust AI strategies in manufacturing

With the rapid uptake of this technology throughout the industry, manufacturers need to develop a comprehensive strategy and understanding of how it works to implement it effectively. Winter shared some C-suite advice and tactics in an episode of The Technology Magazine Show. "I like to say that if you want to be effective with AI, you really need to change the way that you view it, and to do this the entire company - or at least those who make decisions - need to have a basic understanding of what AI is and how it works and how it can benefit their role and the company," says Winter. "And when doing this, you'll find ways to integrate AI into way more decisions than you're probably doing right now because you have to remember AI is essentially a decision-making tool; it can either automate decisions for you or augment your decision-making process." This is particularly significant for the manufacturing industry as according to Deloitte, manufacturing is estimated to generate about 1,812 petabytes (PB) of data every year, more than communications, finance, retail and several other industries.