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Don’t Automate A Broken Factory: The Mid-Market’s Real AI Test

Sanjay Brahmawar, writing for Forbes, warns mid-market manufacturers that deploying AI agents without first fixing broken factory infrastructure and data discipline will amplify existing problems rather than solve them. He argues that clean, structured data and robust operational processes are prerequisites for successful AI adoption in manufacturing.

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Don’t Automate A Broken Factory: The Mid-Market’s Real AI Test
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By Sanjay Brahmawar, Forbes Councils MemberSource:

Forbes InnovationInfrastructure and data discipline matter more, not less, for manufacturing in the age of agents.

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