Industrial AI

Soaring Benefits; Falling Barriers

Over the next three years, as industrial organisations increase the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), many of the long‑standing barriers to progress will fall in significance. At the same time the advance of next generation AI applications will see many more organizations benefit.

In the interactive visualization below you can explore how respondents rated several specific barriers and benefits, both for today and for three years' time.

About the research and data above: The data above shows the proportion of respondents rating each benefit as moderate or major benefit, and the proportion rating each barrier as a moderate or major barrier. From July to September 2019, Siemens and research partner Longitude conducted primary research into the uses, attitudes, and outlooks for AI in industrial organizations. We surveyed 515 senior leaders in the energy, industrial/manufacturing, urban infrastructure, and transportation sectors. In order to qualify for the survey, respondents needed to be responsible for, involved in, or knowledgeable about their organizations’ existing or planned use of AI and related technologies, strategies, budgets, and applications. The research included respondents from North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. All were from organizations with an annual revenue of at least $100 million.