{"id":13281,"date":"2026-05-29T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=13281"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:55:58","slug":"industrial-ai-inaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/industry-forward\/industrial-ai-inaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial AI jeopardy: the truth about inaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=TLFIE2108627649\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>Many companies become complacent when they are leading the market. But history proves the only lesson from inaction is extinction. Thanks to the benefits, and risks, of industrial artificial intelligence (industrial AI), this truth has never been more salient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of the Industry Forward podcast, host John Nixon, Global Vice President of Process Industries at Siemens Digital Industry Software (Siemens) and William (Bill) Hahn, Director of Solutions Consulting at Siemens discuss why organizations must adopt industrial AI technologies. They then dig into how to convince skeptics before it is too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this podcast you will learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>01:07 \u2013 The dangers of inaction with AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>02:45 \u2013 How automating the mundane encourages buy-in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>08:02 \u2013 What happens when \u201cthis is how we&#8217;ve always done things\u201d mentalities meet the reality of \u201cwe don\u2019t know what we don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/05\/PIFP-S1-E5-title-card.png\" alt=\"Title card for the Industry Forward Podcast episode &quot;Industrial AI jeopardy: the truth about inaction&quot; with John Nixon and William Hahn.\" class=\"wp-image-13284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/05\/PIFP-S1-E5-title-card.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/05\/PIFP-S1-E5-title-card-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/05\/PIFP-S1-E5-title-card-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/03\/John_Nixon.jpg\" alt=\"John Nixon - Global Vice President of Process Industries at Siemens Digital Industry Software\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">John Nixon &#8211; Global Vice President of Process Industries at Siemens Digital Industry Software<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>As Group Vice President for Process Industries at Siemens, John leads a global team that helps process industries leverage digital solutions that enhance efficiency, accelerate innovation and achieve sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<p>John has over three decades of experience in strategy, operations and technology deployment for energy, chemicals, life sciences and CPG. He is well versed in the operational and business pressures of industry, including regulatory demands, decarbonization, talent gaps and the push for innovation.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnnixon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with John on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/03\/William_Hahn.jpg\" alt=\"William Hahn, Director of Solutions Consulting at Siemens Digital Industry Software\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">William Hahn, Director of Solutions Consulting at Siemens Digital Industry Software<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>As Director of Solutions Consulting at Siemens, Bill leads the digital transformation initiatives for large enterprise clients across life sciences, CPG, energy, chemical and infrastructure industries.<\/p>\n<p>Bill has over 18 years of experience in digital strategy development, systems engineering, and business process optimization. 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