Embodied AI is the next AI frontier. Adaptive and humanoid robots will play a key role in many industries. Beyond the technology challenges that remain before conquering this frontier, how should we view embodied AI? Will it be the cause of massive job losses in various industries, or an opportunity to improve productivity by forming collaborative teams that combine humans with intelligent machines? We define four dimensions to answer these questions.
Waiting for the emergence of an AI Utility is a strategic trap for the enterprise. Instead, the enterprise must build an AI Factory to deploy its intelligent agents. The utility provides the raw power (tokens). However, the AI Factory requires a machine to process that power. That Proprietary Intelligence Engine is the enterprise’s machine. It is the infrastructure layer where its data and business logic live, both of which are required for realizing impactful and enduring value.
Under what conditions will #AI have a lasting impact on the #enterprise? This is a fundamental strategic question for enterprise leaders. Approaching it as a utility would imply that the bulk of the investments will be borne by others. But this could impact how enterprises scale their AI efforts. Approaching it as infrastructure impacts what the enterprise builds.
Enterprises are integrating AI into their operations and develop agent pilots. As we deploy more capable agent-based intelligent applications, including multi-agent systems, we will utilize agent-centric models for planning, reasoning, coordinating, and learning. Such agents will incorporate neurosymbolic components and agent-centric models (LRM, LAM). They will communicate using specialized languages and appropriate communication protocols.
In the first three parts of this series, we achieved three objectives. We described the characteristics of the AI-first company.…