Episode 342

In this episode of UNSCRIPTED, host Sarah Nicastro shares highlights from IFS's Industrial x Unleashed event last week in New York, exploring why industrial AI requires a fundamentally different approach than consumer-grade tools, how leading organizations like Kodiak Gas are driving real value through agentic AI, and critical considerations for making AI solutions usable and meaningful in mission-critical operations.

What You'll Learn

• Why industrial AI is fundamentally different from consumer-grade AI
• The realities and risks of AI in high-stakes environments
• Major industrial AI partnerships shaping the future
• How leading organizations are already using agentic AI
• How to build AI solutions frontline workers will actually trust and use
• What it means to be a “promise keeper” and “agent of change” in enterprise tech
• The mindset shift leaders need for the “intelligence age”
• Why now is the moment to experiment, learn, and build

Follow Along

• [00:00] Welcome & Episode Setup
• [02:05] What Industrial AI Really Means
• [05:12] The Stakes: Why Consumer AI Won’t Cut It
• [08:20] PwC’s Mohamed Kande: Entering the Intelligence Age
• [15:55] Agentic AI at Kodiak Gas
• [19:52] Designing AI Workers Trust: Insights from Kriti Sharma
• [25:10] Sarah’s Reflections: Adoption, Anxiety & Realistic Progress

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