The Limitless Podcast How AI Brings Manufacturing Back to America | Aaron Slodov, Atomic Industries
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Jun 9, 2025 
Aaron Slodov, CEO of Atomic Industries, aims to revolutionize manufacturing with AI. He discusses how emerging technologies can rejuvenate the sector, emphasizing the need for investment in human capital. The conversation covers the transformative role of AI in enhancing mass production and suggests modernizing regulations to boost domestic manufacturing. Slodov highlights the importance of blending traditional skills with tech capabilities and imagines a future where cities thrive around innovative industrial hubs.
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AI Bridges Digital and Physical Worlds
- The digital world has progressed rapidly, but physical manufacturing has stagnated over 30 years.
- AI is poised to bridge software productivity with hardware scale problems, reigniting atom-based innovation.
Manufacturing as Power Conversion
- Manufacturing converts ideas into power and is vital for national security and leadership.
- Dependency on others for manufacturing risks survival; investing builds capability and supply chain sovereignty.
Co-location Boosts Manufacturing Efficiency
- Domestic manufacturing isn't nationalism but operational efficiency, compressing lead times by co-locating design and production.
- Distance in global supply chains kills iteration and compromises quality and IP security.