One of the most important prerequisites is openness AI is changing engineering less through major upheaval and more through many smart reliefs. Dr Daniel Eckertz from Fraunhofer IEM explains in the interview where AI is helping in mechanical engineering today, which applications are mature - and why openness is the key. Philip Bittermann
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