
Industrial AI Podcast
The Industrial AI Podcast reports weekly on the latest developments in AI and machine learning for the engineering, robotics, automotive, process and automation industries. The podcast features industrial users, scientists, vendors and startups in the field of Industrial AI and machine learning. The podcast is hosted by Peter Seeberg, Industrial AI consultant and Robert Weber, tech journalist.Their mission: Demystify Industrial AI and machine learning, inspire industrial users.
The hosts:
Peter Seeberg is an Industrial AI and machine learning expert for the manufacturing industry. He worked over 25 years in IT (Intel) and 10 years in Automation. He co-initiated the Industrial Data Intelligence Startup (Softing) where he was responsible for managing machine learning projects in industrial environments. Today he advises companies when it comes to Industrial AI and machine learning. Together with Robert Weber, journalist for industrial topics, he discusses AI and ML applications, standards, and education topics, make or buy decisions as well as regulation for AI in manufacturing.
Latest episodes

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Dec 21, 2022 • 1h 9min
The Festo AI strategy on products and processes
We spoke with Jan R. Seyler, Director Adv. Dev. AI and Controls at Festo, about generative AI, reinforcement learning and the role AI will play in the development of products and processes at Festo.
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
Our guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-r-seyler/
Questions? robert@aipod.de or peter@aipod.de

Dec 14, 2022 • 19min
NeurIPS Special - more than ChatGPT
NeurIPS is one of the most important AI conferences. Prof. Dr. Günter Klambauer from JKU Linz was on site and reports for us.
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
Our guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/g%C3%BCnter-klambauer-1b73293a/
Questions? robert@aipod.de or peter@aipod.de

Dec 7, 2022 • 20min
How do you make data accountable? With an AI model.
Michael Welsch is a mechanical engineer. His approach makes data accountable. A neural network learns to decompose and reconstruct a company's data lake, which it can only do if it learns to model the inner relationships step by step.
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
Our guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-welsch-/
Questions? robert@aipod.de or peter@aipod.de

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Nov 30, 2022 • 44min
Use case: Industrial AI and the saw doctor
AI isn't just for the big companies. We found a medium-sized company from the Alpine foothills that is taking an interesting approach to its levelling and tensioning machine.
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
Questions? robert@aipod.de or peter@aipod.de
NEWS:
ASML
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-22/dutch-resist-us-call-to-ban-more-chip-equipment-sales-to-china
https://www.ft.com/content/0c4e752d-cf22-425f-a3cb-876b68e1b787
Le Cun and Schmidhuber
https://twitter.com/schmidhuberai/status/1594964463727570945?s=46&t=bXJ8jD05EuNBvaA1LNdtQQ

Nov 23, 2022 • 30min
Control cabinets, connectors, PLCs and Industrial AI
Most listeners know Phoenix Contact as a supplier for the control cabinet or as a PLC manufacturer. But the Blomberg-based company also wants to market AI models. Tom Hammerbacher explains to us how this is to be done.
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
[Our guest:] https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-hammerbacher-82b879174/?originalSubdomain=de

7 snips
Nov 16, 2022 • 38min
Munich Re: Insure AI?
Alexandra Matthews explains how the Munich Re guarantee the performance of AI solutions.
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
[Our guest:] https://www.linkedin.com/in/agmatthews/?originalSubdomain=de

Nov 9, 2022 • 1h 4min
Why is causality important for artificial intelligence?
Dr. Michael Haft, Founder and CEO at Xplain Data, explains the difference between correlation and causation and why causality is important for Industrial AI.
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
Our guest:
Shownotes:
Glossar AI Definition
Gamechanger

Nov 2, 2022 • 51min
Reinforcement Learning for a hydraulic system?
Peter Seeberg talked to Fabian-Kreutmayr from Hawe Hydraulik about industrial AI applications and new technologies. Fabian is Specialist Machine Learning.
Shownotes:
Link to deep enforcement learning paper:
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
Our guest:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabian-kreutmayr/

Oct 26, 2022 • 58min
MCML: Where do we want the core AI/ML research to happen?
We spoke with the three directors of the MCML about research priorities, the battle for the best minds and the role of tech companies. Thank you: Prof. Dr. Daniel Cremers, Prof. Dr. Thomas Seidl and Prof. Dr. Bernd Bischl.
The podcast is growing and we want to keep growing. That's why our German-language podcast is now available in English. We are happy about new listeners.
We thank our new partner Siemens
News part:
Frank Hutter:
https://www.automl.org/tabpfn-a-transformer-that-solves-small-tabular-classification-problems-in-a-second/
Microsoft:
https://1e9.community/t/microsoft-soll-wegen-einer-programmier-ki-verklagt-werden-die-mit-open-source-code-trainiert-wurde/18127
Our guests:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Seidl
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-dr-thomas-seidl-846b88103/
Prof. Dr. Daniel Cremers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-cremers/
Prof. Dr. Bernd Bischl
https://www.statistik.uni-muenchen.de/personen/professoren/bischl/index.html

Oct 19, 2022 • 28min
Deep Vision: Technology trends with Cees Snoek
Guest Cees Snoek, Professor of Computer Vision and AI, discusses the development of computer vision and AI, focusing on high-definition maps and AI for autonomous driving, deep vision combining deep learning and computer vision, challenges of building big models and the future of vision, and Amsterdam as a hub for AI research and innovation.