Manufacturers need to invest in AI or risk falling behind, PwC advises

Just 3% of Irish manufacturing companies have fully integrated AI into their operations versus 8% for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Gary Hanniffy, director of manufacturing, PwC Ireland.

Irish-based manufacturers need to accelerate their adoption of AI tools to avoid being left behind Europe, Middle East and Africa, experts at PwC have advised.

Just 3% of Irish manufacturing companies have fully integrated AI into their operations versus 8% for EMEA companies. While the gap cited in PwC’s report ‘AI in Operations — Revolutionising the manufacturing industry’ isn’t huge, Irish firms are being urged to act now and not let it widen.