The adoption of AI into design, engineering and manufacturing is being accelerated fast, leading to increased productivity and competitiveness. The race to the ‘top’ is happening now … but most of the conversation is dominated around AI in the realms of ‘digital’, but what about the ‘physical’ man-made object?
What are the physical and tangible impacts of AI on product design now, and for the future?
I am currently undertaking a **Churchill Fellowship** to explore this in more detail and will be travelling to Vietnam, Germany, Sweden and Netherlands 2024/5.
Product Design : Materials, construction, functionality : How can we build better products with AI? What does it enable us to do, that we couldn’t do before?
Society and Culture: How dose technology and culture influence each other? What governmental initiatives can help foster promising economies with AI?
Environment: Protection for future generations, how? Are we focusing in the right places?
Education: How will AI shape learning and how we learn? What should we be teaching today, to ensure the right skills of tomorrow?
Raw Materials: How is Cobalt mined? Why are Rare Earth Elements so important in AI physically?
Manufacturing: Will new specialisations emerge? How will businesses create new IP?
*simplified (traditional) product value chain
I have been working the Industrial Product Design / Engineering Industry for over 10 years across a variety of industries, on products such as consumer electronics, industrial equipment and medical devices. My roles have varied, but simply put, I help businesses/teams design, develop and launch products for market.
Products have been physical in nature, often with a mechanical functionality and with an integrated electronics/software component. They have either been entirely new products (and businesses) to market, or to fit into an existing product line with an established market.