Covestro, Evonik, and Accenture Attend a Peer Exchange on Artificial Intelligence
The chemical industry is discovering a growth of possibilities for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to increase efficiency and sustainability in their production. However, the use of AI presents challenges that have yet to be solved. For this reason, Covestro, Evonik, and Accenture invited managers from production and technology divisions of Bayer, Clariant, Wacker, Shell, Lanxess, and other companies to a two-day Chemicals Peer Exchange. It was the fourth time such an exchange has been organized.
"For me, the chemical industry is predestined for the use of AI because we have a lot of complex processes going on that cannot be described by fixed rules," said Walter Grüner, head of IT & Digitalization at Covestro. "They are not suitable for automation. We rather need learning systems to which we grant a certain degree of decision-making autonomy. In doing so, we focus primarily on the development of systems that work in a complementary manner to humans and support their abilities."