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• Additive manufacturing (AM) is a market in-itself. Still, more broadly, it can be viewed as one component of a shift in the productive economy towards interconnection by the Industrial Internet...
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Additive manufacturing (AM) is a market in-itself. Still, more broadly, it can be viewed as one component of a shift in the productive economy towards interconnection by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). This is the framework within which one should view the incorporation of AI into manufacturing processes, and the latest State of Industrial AI report from network equipment giant Cisco, released today, synthesizes data from over 1,000 respondents on the topic, including over 350 manufacturing sector stakeholders.
One of the most noteworthy takeaways from the report is that cybersecurity has jumped to the top of the list of limiting factors for AI adoption. When the last report was released in 2024, cybersecurity was ranked #3. Compared to the broader industry, which saw 40 percent