Since ChatGPT was released, the buzz around AI has been high. But can intelligent algorithms, for example, make breakthroughs in security automation? The answer is yes, but the question is: How?

In fact, there is no special magic behind the term “artificial intelligence” (AI), it is pure mathematics. Simply put, AI is a program code that attempts to mimic human behavior in order to automate human decision making. The foundations for this technology have been in place since the 1960s. However, it is only now with powerful hardware, new concepts, and new algorithms that AI has advanced by leaps and bounds. These developments have allowed AI technology to be applied to industry, and experts are predicting a revolution in the global economy.

Combining artificial intelligence and machine safety is the ultimate science. Because AI is what’s called a “black box” : people can’t predict or understand how complex systems make decisions. But it is absolutely necessary for functional safety. Every response of the safety system must be justified. When implementing AI in machine safety, three aspects are relevant: industrial safety and information security, transparency and reliability.
In terms of transparency, current research is aimed at precisely this aspect: the ability to explain why and how AI makes decisions. Experts are using “Explainable AI” technology to make AI’s complex systems more transparent by allowing people to understand them. In terms of reliability, experts are using algorithms and methods to quantify uncertainty. As a result, the AI system is able to show how certain or uncertain its decision is, identify invalid entries and react accordingly. In the field of industrial security and information security, researchers use formal verification methods to verify that AI is safe and sound.

“In the short term, we expect AI to increase productivity. In the long term, we want to be able to use AI in a safety-related environment and profit from it, “said Mathias Holzapfel, senior Vice President of development at Peel Magnetic, looking to the future. Experts at Pielmagnet are working on the latest research in artificial intelligence technology and artificial intelligence and mechanical safety. As a reliable safety automation partner, Pielmagneto will not leave the use of AI to chance, but will closely monitor the development of legislation and standards.