May 6, 2024
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It's an AI World, But We'll Continue to Find Work in It
“AI will not replace us or make us extinct, but it will change the ways we do things. The benefits include better employee safety and health, improved efficiency and productivity and accelerated decision-making,” Abraham noted during the opening technical session at
AISTech 2024, AIST’s annual conference and exposition.
5/6/2024 - If metallurgists or engineers are worried that artificial intelligence will render their jobs obsolete, they shouldn’t be. But it is changing the way steel is made, and for the better, said Sunday O. Abraham, director of research and development at SSAB Americas.
Delivering the J. Keith Brimacombe Memorial Lecture to a standing-room-only audience, Abraham touted the benefits that arise from combining classic physics-based models with the data-crunching power of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Sunday pointed to numerous implementations during the lecture, highlighting, among others, a model that predicts electric arc furnace slag chemistry, overcoming the operational inefficiencies of trying to run in-process chemical analysis.
As another example, Abraham showcased a cluster analysis algorithm for predicting stopper rod behavior in the tundish. The model uses machine learning to make predictions on potential clogs and erosion at the tip.
“The application of artificial intelligence and physics-based modeling to steelmaking processes can improve the bottom line of our business by helpings us discover new relationships between process parameters and product performance, optimize production processes, realize cost savings, improve product quality and performance, and minimize waste,” he said.
But, he said, there will still a need for humans in the production process.
“The robots, the sensors, they do break down, so we need people who understand the process itself to oversee it,” he said.
AISTech 2024 is taking place in Columbus, Ohio. Be sure to check
AIST Steel News for updates.
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