At Automation Fair, Rockwell Automation’s annual event that DirectIndustry attended a few days ago, a fascinating discussion took place between Blake Moret, CEO of Rockwell Automation, and Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology at NVIDIA. Both leaders highlighted the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in industrial automation and the critical need for a skilled workforce to harness these advanced technologies effectively. They also emphasized a future where AI programming becomes accessible to everyone, making computer programming a universal skill.