Business Reporter: A proving ground for practical AI in manufacturing

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Autodesk outlines a pragmatic, incremental approach to AI adoption in manufacturing that augments existing processes rather than disrupting production. The company embeds AI into its Fusion platform to speed iterations, reduce manual effort, and surface higher-value engineering decisions. Autodesk Assistant delivers context-aware guidance inside workflows to reduce interruptions and improve consistency across teams. Autodesk is also investing in agentic AI and a model context protocol to enable connected data access, coordinated actions, and automation of more complex manufacturing workflows to address reshoring, supply-chain volatility, and changing market demands.

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