I think we can only find humor in how ridiculous it was in retrospect compared to actually living with it and trying to deal with the absurdity in real time.
> Citrine Informatics enables you to not hire a data scientist or two and instead allows someone like me (not a data scientist) to build my own models for whatever system I’m working on. By working on the model yourself, instead of through a data scientist, you can incorporate your expertise directly and iterate quickly.
Shortly, AI/ML won't be just the domain of industrial data scientists. As your conclusion states, it will be "another tool" to scale the attendant engineers' expertise and drive efficiency through the R&D process. I've been tracking Citrine for a while now at Exponential Industry and it's great to validate product-market fit.
Yup, I suspect whoever can develop really big and efficient/effective models will also just be more agile and able to respond to shifts in consumer demands.
Could be as simple as making a better interior gray paint that isn't so depressing in a Zillow listing or as sophisticated as improving electromagnetic interference shielding in aerospace applications with 20% less cost due to being able to use new fillers.
Exactly. It's the potential enabler of 'fast fashion' for the industrial world. In discrete manufacturing, additive and 3D printers are able to mass customize many machine tools, stands, molds and even some industrial-grade parts. For continuous flow processes like chemicals, pulp and paper, beverage, etc. the changeovers destroy efficiency but the promise remains.
I’m a software guy but love reading your deep dives into the base layers of the civilization stack.
One of your funnier columns Tony, if only funny because I've been there.
I think we can only find humor in how ridiculous it was in retrospect compared to actually living with it and trying to deal with the absurdity in real time.
> Citrine Informatics enables you to not hire a data scientist or two and instead allows someone like me (not a data scientist) to build my own models for whatever system I’m working on. By working on the model yourself, instead of through a data scientist, you can incorporate your expertise directly and iterate quickly.
Shortly, AI/ML won't be just the domain of industrial data scientists. As your conclusion states, it will be "another tool" to scale the attendant engineers' expertise and drive efficiency through the R&D process. I've been tracking Citrine for a while now at Exponential Industry and it's great to validate product-market fit.
Yup, I suspect whoever can develop really big and efficient/effective models will also just be more agile and able to respond to shifts in consumer demands.
Could be as simple as making a better interior gray paint that isn't so depressing in a Zillow listing or as sophisticated as improving electromagnetic interference shielding in aerospace applications with 20% less cost due to being able to use new fillers.
Exactly. It's the potential enabler of 'fast fashion' for the industrial world. In discrete manufacturing, additive and 3D printers are able to mass customize many machine tools, stands, molds and even some industrial-grade parts. For continuous flow processes like chemicals, pulp and paper, beverage, etc. the changeovers destroy efficiency but the promise remains.
Excellent overview of a difficult field!