Generative AI took the world by storm in 2023, from the classroom to the film studio, and the writer’s bench to the White House. Enterprises and creative industries worked to figure out how to leverage it in their operations, while classrooms and government entities struggled to govern its use.

In 2024, manufacturers will increasingly apply it to their businesses and add it as a critical element in their digital toolboxes and as a powerful driver to their quality protocols. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have used generative AI models and/or deployed them in production environments, up from less than 5% in early 2023.

GenAI: The gateway AI tool

Generative AI (GenAI), built upon large language models, has democratized artificial intelligence and made it accessible to manufacturers of all types and sizes. Yet it’s important to understand how it differs from the types of AI that have been discussed and deployed by only the largest of manufacturers.

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