Digitalisation, Automation and AI: Are the fears and promises justified?

Posted on 7 Aug 2019 by Edward Pearcey

Leading figures in UK manufacturing recently met to discuss how to capitalise on the wealth of opportunities enabled by emerging technologies, and assess whether fears over automation, digitalisation, and artificial intelligence are justified.

The increasing use of automation, digitalisation, and artificial intelligence (AI) within manufacturing is inevitable, and the reasons are simple: it improves efficiency and it saves money (even though the initials costs can be large). The manufacturing industry must surely learn to ‘love the smart machines’ and integrate them into work processes. So, what do some…

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