AI meets SMEs - From idea to application - creating added value through AI in production

Learning AI systems are a universal technology with an almost infinite number of fields of application. Chat-GPT is an example of this. All experts expect accelerated automation in all industries in the coming years through specialized AI systems.

In this workshop, AI will be demystified and presented as the useful tool it is, with its nooks, crannies and limitations. Participants will learn to identify applications in their own company. They will learn what is currently important for the use of AI. All of this is rounded off with practical application examples. An AI application will be implemented by the participants themselves using an example.

Subject areas:

• Innovations
• Artificial intelligence, machine learning, machine intelligence, deep learning
• Predictive analytics, predictive maintenance
• ChatGPT / LargeMultimodalModels (LMM)
• Neural networks
• Expert systems
• Image recognition
• AI as a service
• AI in marketing and sales
• Smart products

Can I use AI sensibly in my company, and if so, how?

In this remote workshop, you will develop your answers to this question, which is becoming increasingly important in the current hype surrounding the topic of AI.

In the morning, you will be taught the basics of artificial intelligence, shown practical application examples for AI systems and discuss implementation strategies for your company.

In the afternoon, participants will be divided into two groups.

One group will work in teams to develop case studies for their own company. To this end, the participants will be guided through the process of analysis and brainstorming using templates. This makes it possible to identify possible applications and advantages in their own company.

The second group builds and implements an AI tool in a parallel session. You will experience for yourself how to develop your own analysis tool using tools that are freely available on the Internet and what advantages this brings to your own company (use case development).

The content of the previously successful face-to-face workshop was transformed into a digital event. The content is geared towards the actual needs of small and medium-sized companies. In addition to practical examples, tried-and-tested tools are presented that you can incorporate directly into your day-to-day business, e.g. in your AI roadmap.

Focus

• Overview of the basics of AI
• Presentation of successful applications of AI
• Recognizing and evaluating your own application possibilities
• Experience of implementing an AI
• Recognizing the opportunities and risks of AI for companies

Benefits

• The workshop provides an understanding of AI
• Identification of artificial intelligence applications with business value
• Clarity about the procedure for implementing AI in your own company
• Participants receive concrete ideas for their own applications
• Numerous examples from practice

Target group

• Management of small and medium-sized companies
• Innovation management
• Digitization management
• R&D management
• Employees and people from management levels in the areas of business development and strategy, marketing, sales and product management