Chemical companies may see drastic AI-driven changes in sales, marketing, supply chain and product development but it will always augment, not replace humans.
- Companies need to work out their pain points and ambition
- Quantifying AI’s business value is a key challenge
- Companies often run siloed projects without a unified strategy
- Clean, trusted data is essential for AI success
- AI should augment, not replace, human decision-making
- Governance and ethical frameworks are critical safeguards
- AI can reshape supply chains and customer engagement
- Cultural change and workforce education are vital
- AI raises questions about intellectual property
- AI adoption in chemicals is still at an early stage
In this Think Tank podcast, ICIS journalist Will Beacham interviews AI entrepreneur and consultant Eleanor Manley, Sebastian Rau, director of advanced analytics for ICIS and Carlos Soares, senior vice president for data, analytics & AI at Brenntag.
