AVEVA outlines framework for safer deployment of autonomous industrial AI

Industrial AI is advancing from predictive analytics to foundation, physical, and agentic AI, enabling complex automation in physical environments. Because industrial AI interacts with critical infrastructure, responsible deployment is key. Arti Garg, chief technologist at AVEVA, states that AI should augment, not replace, people in critical decision loops, emphasizing security, efficiency, and human safety oversight. Furthermore, AI can aid in managing complex power systems and Garg is involved in an IEEE working group to standardize measuring AI's environmental footprint across electricity, energy, resources, water, and carbon.