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The rise of AI
As the conversation turns to AI , we discuss the latent threats that have been concerning certain governing bodies around the pace of development of technologies within the field . “ There are many pros , especially with regard to efficiency and improving decision making ,” Amit states ,” but there are of course ethical considerations to be made and the potential for uncontrollability . I fully believe that the positives will outweigh the negatives in time , and that they ’ ll present us with opportunities to know more than ever before . For example , we are developing a product call AiCE for the medical field to improve the efficiency of clinical evaluation reports , enabling users to process a far larger amount of data in a much shorter timeframe than before , meaning that patients will receive prescriptions and deliveries in a much more efficient manner .
“ I don ’ t think anybody ’ s going to hold back on their developments , as they all have their own models that they ’ re working on . A big change that has facilitated this surge is the dramatic drop in the cost of hyper-computing , which is allowing organizations to utilize increasingly more powerful tools that simply weren ’ t available in the past . As for the likes of sustainability , there are four major pillars , in my opinion , that need to be addressed ; energy transition and management , circular product design , climate action , and the waste management of resources . With the digital elements that we now have , we are able to , for example , tackle issues such as the pilferage of electricity that occurs in certain parts of the world . By installing aggregated systems with automated meter reading , suppliers will be able to source where abouts in the chain the power is being leaked from , and similar methods can be used for water as well . A lot of companies working towards their sustainability goals , will rely somewhere on a digital backbone . We have a product called Energy and Sustainability Manager that enables us to monitor , review , predict , and advise businesses on their energy usage across buildings . Digital needs to be part and parcel of almost any topic in my opinion , let alone sustainability .
“ As we look at the ways in which the manufacturing industry is advancing towards 5.0 ,” he concludes , " there are three main factors to consider . First , are the changes to machine equipment and the levels of connectivity through systems like the Internet of Things , and secondly , are those associated with line control integration . The third part speaks to , not just collecting and organizing data , but actually compiling it to create a complete picture for analysis . Through this , we can provide predictive models ; not just to track , trace , and report , but to gain a greater understanding and leverage the data to improve productivity , reliability , and safety , whilst simultaneously reducing downtime and losses . The current shift towards automation will facilitate this , and there ’ s a huge transformation happening in the manufacturing space right now . I believe this is all part of the evolution , and we ’ ve seen firsthand , the seeds of what ’ s going to happen .” ■
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