This podcast episode features a comprehensive discussion with Chetan Gupta, head of AI research at Hitachi, where they delve into the transformative potential of industrial AI and generative AI within manufacturing processes. Chetan highlights the unique challenges posed by industrial AI, emphasizing the critical need for reliability, cost optimization, and effective human interaction. He provides practical advice for companies looking to incorporate generative AI responsibly, including starting with foundational tasks and exploring synthetic data generation. The conversation also unveils the future of AI as it evolves towards self-learning systems and agents capable of enhancing industrial operations, ultimately positioning generative AI as a catalyst for organizational change and process transformation.
