Promise and pitfalls: AI cautiously enters industrial automation

Our technology editors discuss more specifics on industrial processing facilities and their plans to integrate AI into control systems.
May 12, 2025

While receptive to its benefits, the industrial sector is taking a cautious approach to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Control’s editor in chief, Len vermillion, joins fellow editors from Machine Design, Control Design and Electronic Design to discuss how industrial users are integrating AI technology into their operations.

In case you missed it, you view part one of this series and learn why OT just may become “cool” again, and part two to learn about the safety, risks and solutions for AI adoption in to industrial control systems.

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Len Vermillion

Editor in Chief

Len Vermillion is editor-in-chief of Control. 

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