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Get this week's Analyst Insider .. here's what you can read: - B2B spending on AI/ML in Southeast Asi - Michael Larner on manufacturers combining XR and AI for employee upskilling - James Iversen on the future of agentic AI in manufacturing - Ashley Robinson on the current state of digital travel credentials in the EU - Michela Menting analyzes the implications of the new U.S. Cyber Trust Mark for IoT - Jamie Moss breaks down the world’s first SGP.32 IoT module - Matthias Foo on Southeast Asian enterprises’ need to adhere to sustainability regulations - A FREE whitepaper on ABI’s key takeaways from the Mavenir Analyst Summit 2024

DeepSeek disrupted the #ai industry in early 2025 with claims that its R1 model rivals that of OpenAI at a significantly lower development cost. Investors pulled billions out of the stock market due to this announcement. However, ABI Research takes the stance that we should remain skeptical about the cost claims, although DeepSeek's model functionalities close the gap with U.S.-based firms. Get our unbiased take in the blog: https://lnkd.in/gFfqvVEP #artificialintelligence #deepseek #chatbot #largelanguagemodels

Tariff Hikes are Set to Shake Up Supply Chains Globally; Supplier-Focused Risk Management Platforms will be Essential Tools to Establish Proactive Resilience Ryan Wiggin | 5 Feb 2025 | IN-7701 Price of Trade Set to Rise: New #tariffs and #trade restrictions from the Trump administration are set to significantly affect #supplychains, not just in North America, but across the globe. While they have been delayed by a month, new tariffs are set to include an additional 25% rate on imports from Mexico and Canada and 10% on imports from China. Forcing Another Supply Chain Re-Think: It’s challenging to keep up with what rate hikes are coming into force and when, but significant changes to North America and global supply chains will be coming due to these changes. Opportunity for More Supplier-Focused #RiskManagement Solutions Taking proactive measures to mitigate against any supply chain risk is easier said than done. The extensiveness of many companies' supply chains, the lack of control, and the lack of visibility leave many unable to identify where risks are present and which new policies will specifically affect them. Risk management platforms have become increasingly effective with improvements in data processing and #AI-supported analytics, primarily due to the sheer mass of data that needs to be processed to obtain visibility beyond just tier 1 suppliers. Larger organizations have partnered with such providers directly, but accessibility to most comes through the form of partnerships with established supply chain software providers. Examples include Infor and SAP with Everstream Analytics, o9 Solutions, Inc. and Blue Yonder with Resilinc, and Kinaxis with Exiger. On the other hand, the rising threat of tariffs and targeted international policies is creating an opportunity for risk management solutions that take a sharper focus on specific countries such as China, focusing more on supplier ties, regulatory risk, and compliance. Key providers include WireScreen, Strider Technologies, and Datenna. It's essential that companies start leveraging risk solutions as proactive planning tools rather than reactionary alert providers. Looking not just at suppliers but also suppliers’ suppliers can unearth ties to countries at high risk of incoming tariffs, exposing potential costs that are not always picked up by more generalized risk analysis. Go to our website and search for IN-7701 for the full Insight.

Agentic AI Is Coming to Manufacturers, but Not in 2025 By James Iversen | 31 Jan 2025 | IN-7689 #AgenticArtificialIntelligence (AI) is a step beyond Generative Artificial Intelligence (#GenAI) and copilots, with the differentiating feature being the ability to act autonomously and change processes. Much like general #AI and Gen AI, agentic AI must be trained on viable #datasets and integrated within the #manufacturing suite of applications currently used by an organization to provide beneficial actions and Return on Investment (ROI). Before agentic AI can permeate the manufacturing sector, building AI agents must be democratized to provide ease of customized training, setup, and validation of answers. In doing so, agentic AI can support real-time fixes to production issues such as bottleneck prevention without worker intervention. Leading the charge in building AI agents is NVIDIA, which showcased its new NVIDIA AI Blueprints at #CES2025. NVIDIA AI Blueprints, developed with the aid of AI software providers CrewAI, Daily AI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and Weights & Biases, are a set of building blocks to develop agentic AI models that can be integrated into existing software on the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform. Microsoft has released agentic AI models with Semantic Kernal for ready-to-use AI agents and AutoGen for manufacturers that require multi-agent solutions. In February 2025, Salesforce will release Agentforce 2.0, which provides enhanced reasoning, integration, and customization for all industries; however, it has not taken steps toward deploying agentic AI outside of the Salesforce environment. Visit our site under the Insights tab for the complete Insight! Agentic AI Goes Above and Beyond Gen AI IMPACT With the hype of new technology still strongly in the grasp of Gen AI, it is imperative to understand the fundamental changes between Gen AI and #AgenticAI. While often seen as an extension of Gen AI, the core difference comes from decision-making and autonomous execution. Gen AI is a powerful tool to aid manufacturers; however, it is stifled by the inability to enact a resolution allocated to fix a problem. Generative AI requires human intervention to fulfill the action produced by Gen AI insight; however, agentic AI can reason, decide, and then execute a sequence of events in a human-out-of-the-loop system.

🌟 This week's #AnalystInsider is packed with insights! 🚀 Discover how SE Asian businesses are investing in #AI & #ML, transforming their strategies. Dive into the innovative world of #AR & #VR and AI upskilling for #manufacturers, paving the way for future workforce excellence. Stay ahead with the latest in #tech and #innovation! 📊💡 #TechTrends https://abi.link/insider

📣 Calling all #OEMs, contract #manufacturers, and #distributors! The RESHORING INITIATIVE & Regions Executive Recruiting LLC want to hear from you to determine the impacts of proposed policy changes like #tariffs, #taxes, & #deportation. Take the USA Reshoring survey: https://lnkd.in/eP5uRfQs

The #carbonmanagement market is heating up in Southeast Asia as regional governments enforce #sustainability regulations and enterprises aim to achieve #esg goals. Get a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in the research highlight below. 👇 https://lnkd.in/e5a4rh_S #decarbonization

What's causing American and European #manufacturing companies to flock to Southeast Asian countries for production? Read our latest blog post to identify the drivers of offshroing from China to its southern neighbors. https://lnkd.in/e5JXsdmM #manufacturers #supplychain #logistics #chinaplusone

#GenerativeAI is transforming #supplychain operations by simulating potential disruptions, creating predictive inventory models, and optimizing logistics in real-time. By generating personalized recommendations and dynamic scenarios, it allows businesses to respond more swiftly and effectively to unexpected challenges. In the latest blog from ABI Research Senior Analyst Ryan Wiggin, identify how #genai is being integrated into the following supply chain software providers' offerings: Blue Yonder, Infor, Manhattan Associates, o9 Solutions, Inc., Epicor, and Kinaxis https://lnkd.in/eKBjr3AT