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The Hidden Key to Success in the AI Age: Interoperability

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AI is no longer confined to the digital realm of software and servers. It's now becoming part of the real world. ‘Physical AI’ combines AI models with sensors and other control systems, so that the AI can interact with real-world environments. It has huge potential, from safer transport to more sustainable buildings. But as Peter Koerte, CTO and CSO of Siemens, explains, making the most of this exciting new technology will require a new approach from business leaders - one founded on collaboration and interoperability. Here’s what that means. The World Economic Forum’s Technology Convergence Initiative has created a systems view of how frontier technologies interact through the 3Cs: combining, converging, and compounding to produce breakthroughs.

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