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software , but Brooks is adamant that this is to make employees ’ lives easier .
“ Almost like robots , they ' re going to do the hardware , the stuff that ' s boring and which takes a long time . The stuff where humans might make a mistake , because they do that over and over . This has been basically replicated all over AspenTech products .”
The idea is that as a result , humans can do what they do best : offer judgement and make decisions about what needs to be done .
“ In the end , you ' re actually lifting the competence of the staff to a higher level . The software does all those mundane things lower down ,” said Brooks .
Robots aside , how else can such technology protect the industry ?
“ With technology that supersedes human capability , the tech can compute hundreds of thousands of options in a short time .
It can look at patterns and learn patterns of behaviour in many more dimensions than humans can . If something happens and you then don ' t see the results within a few seconds , humans have lost it . There are some things it can do that humans can ' t .”
From that , businesses may be able to get much more efficient work processes .
Science fiction tells us that AI will be used to outwit humanity , but Brooks sees it as a way to uplift humans .
“ You ' re not expecting that AI technologies are going to take over the world . This isn ' t 2001 : A Space Odyssey ! We are actually doing a lot of Research and Development to basically lift the bar on that .”
Data insights and continued learning in manufacturing At AspenTech , the company knows that data-driven insights can increase reliability .
78 August 2022