John Deere and Audi Apply Intel’s AI Technology Artificial intelligence is changing how welding quality inspections are handled—from inspecting specifics such as porosity to providing alerts about faulty welds as they happen. May 4th, 2021 While many earlier applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing have focused on data analytics and identifying product and component defects with machine vision, use of the technology is already expanding beyond such applications in the real world. Two good examples of this can be seen at John Deere and Audi, where Intel’s AI technology is being used to improve welding processes. Christine Boles, vice president of the Internet of Things Group and general manager of the Industrial Solutions Division at Intel.Explaining how Intel got involved in addressing industrial welding applications, Christine Boles, vice president of the Internet of Things Group and general manager of the Industrial Solutions Division at Intel, said, “Intel and Deere first connected at an industry conference to discuss some of the ways technology could be used to solve manufacturing challenges. Arc welding defect detection came up as an industry-wide challenge that Intel decided to take on.”