Manufacturing has been a longstanding pillar of progress for humankind. From the Industrial Revolution over 200 years ago to today, manufacturing has had a profound impact on our lives, made possible by its unrelenting innovation. Now, manufacturing is facing one of the most exciting, unmatched, and daunting transformations in its history due to artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI). Manufacturers are attaining significant advancements in productivity, quality, and effectiveness with early use cases of AI and GenAI. The timing for these advancements is optimal as the industry …