Top 10 Articles of 2025, #8: The New AI-Connected Manufacturing Worker

The #8 most-clicked article of 2025: How Gen AI is increasing productivity and making manufacturing work 'cool' for Gen Z

The new AI-connected worker is overcoming problems caused by skilled worker shortages and making manufacturing work appealing for Gen Z.
The new AI-connected worker is overcoming problems caused by skilled worker shortages and making manufacturing work appealing for Gen Z.
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Hardly a day goes by without hearing about a new AI capability. But it was the arrival of Generative AI (Gen AI), found in tools such as ChatGPT, when the actual potential benefits of AI started to go mainstream, bringing benefits for businesses and technology companies alike. While some pundits had Gen AI touching every facet of working practices, we now see some clearly defined and valuable use cases coming to the fore where Gen AI can be seen as a significant productivity tool, and nowhere more than for workers on the shop floor.

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