How can AI be scaled effectively in chemical manufacturing operations?

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Dan Jeavons discusses the implementation of AI in chemical manufacturing and its operational benefits.

Dan Jeavons, president of Applied Computing, a developer of foundational AI models for industry, joins the podcast to discuss how AI can improve the chemical sector's operations and the challenges to implementing it. Jeavons - also a former executive at Shell - discusses why LLMs must be tuned for industrial operating environments, the importance of getting a workforce comfortable with AI, and where chemical makers see the greatest potential for operational optimization. Before the chat with Jeavons, Chemical Week specialties editor Sotirios Frantzanas joins the show for a brief discussion of the Feb. 23 cover story, a deep dive into AI's impact on established industry processes.

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Host: Sotirios Frantzanas

Guest: Dan Jeavons

Topics covered

• AI in chemical manufacturing
• operational optimization
• industrial AI challenges
• workforce and AI
• LLMs in industry

Keywords

• AI
• chemical manufacturing
• operational optimization
• industrial AI
• workforce training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Applied Computing, Shell

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