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It has been so many decades that the local and remote data control in automation technology is taken care of by SCADA-Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. It monitors and controls various plants in the field of power, oil and gas, water etc. The data acquisition and transfer to the corresponding database are done by the field devices called PLC-Programmable Logic Controllers.
Does any other technology a threat to this PLC-SCADA duo? The answer is yes. And that is nothing but the boom of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
How is automation related to AI?
AI is the simulation of human brain behaviour in computers. But automation is software that follows pre-built commands or rules. AI is the buzzword in today's technical industry market. The usual automation technology employing PLC-SCADA doesn't eliminate the need for manpower. The collaboration of AI systems and automation (Intelligent Automation) can nullify human effort and also enhances reliability and efficiency to another level.
Trained computers in intelligent automation eliminate the cost for human training and also the cost for bringing them to the phase of process execution. And also the trained machines are free of errors. But the PLC systems find their applications in so many technical scenarios. We can't say AI is going to replace these industries completely. But we are going to face the impact of Artificial Intelligence on several existing technologies.
