EIGA tackles AI hype in safety and innovation

  • Gas
  • January 29, 2025

The EIGA Winter Summit 2025 opened in Antwerp with discussions centered on AI’s role in industrial safety and operations. While AI has been making headlines for its breakthroughs in automation, predictive modelling, and generative tools, speakers at the event took a more grounded approach – exploring what AI actually means for industry beyond the hype. 

On the first day, Dado Van Peteghem, Founder at Imagin3-Studio, set the stage with a broader look at AI’s rapid evolution, tracing its rise from early computing to today’s widespread integration across industries.

Reflecting on how younger, digital-native generations are shaping AI adoption, he remarked, “Now we have, of course, high-speed internet. [Before that] came social media: Facebook in 2004 and now, of course, a new generation – TikTok, Snapchat, even Instagram, for them, is already a bit classic. It’s a bit old for young people.” AI, he argued, is following a similar curve, embedding itself into workplaces, industry, and daily life. 

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