Nokia unveiled an AI-powered tool that generates messages for industrial workers, including warnings about faulty machinery based on real-time data and recommended ways to boost factory output.
The tool, “MX Workmate”, will expand on Nokia’s existing communications technology used by industrial clients by harnessing generative AI large language models (LLMs) to write human-like text, the company said in a statement.
These could include early warnings about machine failure along with recommended actions for repairs, solutions to boost production quality and rates, or dealing with accidents at factories, Stephane Daeuble, Head of Enterprise Solutions Marketing at Nokia, told Reuters.
The Finland-based gear maker already supplies 4G and 5G technology that allows in-house communications or helps industrial companies connect to data from machine sensors, among other uses.
“Now the idea is we have an assistant that’s there to help the worker make sense of all this data,” Daeuble said, adding that Nokia is rolling out the tool as manufacturers grapple with a shortage of qualified staff.
Nokia will showcase the tool’s first versions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in late February.
