# AI in Manufacturing: Fusing Human Knowledge and IIoT Data w/ Christopher Nguyen

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2023-03-28
- Length: 25m
- Episode: 146
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-03-28-ai-in-manufacturing-fusing-human-knowledge-and-iiot-data-w-christopher-nguyen
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-359bb1c1-4a4e-40af-b8c6-425e1ed233fd

## Summary

Christopher Nguyen, CEO & Co-Founder of Aitomatic, explains why effective AI in manufacturing requires fusing IIoT data with the tacit knowledge of frontline workers. He argues that pure data-driven models fail in physical domains due to the 'data wall' and lack of failure examples, necessitating the capture of domain expertise. Nguyen discusses how his software helps industrial companies translate unstructured human knowledge into structured forms to improve defect detection and process optimization.

## Chapters

- [0:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-03-28-ai-in-manufacturing-fusing-human-knowledge-and-iiot-data-w-christopher-nguyen#t=37) Introduction: Christopher Nguyen and Aitomatic
- [2:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-03-28-ai-in-manufacturing-fusing-human-knowledge-and-iiot-data-w-christopher-nguyen#t=159) Data-Driven vs. Knowledge-Driven AI
- [5:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-03-28-ai-in-manufacturing-fusing-human-knowledge-and-iiot-data-w-christopher-nguyen#t=315) The Furuno Fishing Analogy
- [8:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-03-28-ai-in-manufacturing-fusing-human-knowledge-and-iiot-data-w-christopher-nguyen#t=537) AI Applications in Manufacturing
- [12:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-03-28-ai-in-manufacturing-fusing-human-knowledge-and-iiot-data-w-christopher-nguyen#t=720) Aitomatic's Solution and Value Proposition
- [15:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-03-28-ai-in-manufacturing-fusing-human-knowledge-and-iiot-data-w-christopher-nguyen#t=928) The Impact of ChatGPT on Industrial AI
- [18:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-03-28-ai-in-manufacturing-fusing-human-knowledge-and-iiot-data-w-christopher-nguyen#t=1086) Future of AI and Knowledge Transfer

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Aitomatic (company)
- Panasonic (company)
- Intel (company)
- Google (company)
- Furuno (company)
- ChatGPT (product)
- Schneider (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Applied Materials (company)
- Hitachi (company)

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