Advanced Manufacturing
Founder — MatterWorks
Engineer and entrepreneur building next-generation manufacturing systems where software intelligence meets physical constraint.
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Everything Priya Raman has contributed across Innovators Report.
What does everyone get wrong about the future of humans and AI?
“People think adoption happens when the technology works.”
Technology adoption happens when the economics, workflow, training, incentives, reliability and organizational politics all work.
The prototype is usually the easy part.
Humans don't simply inhabit technological systems. We decide whether they'll survive contact with reality.
What will humans still be better at?
“Making shit work.”
Reality produces edge cases faster than engineers can document them.
What will machines become better at sooner than most people expect?
“Engineering iteration.”
Simulation, generative engineering and automated testing will compress development cycles dramatically.
What becomes more valuable as machines become more capable?
Ingenuity
Somebody still has to work out how the thing actually gets built, on time, with the parts available.
What do you believe happens next?
“The digital revolution becomes physical.”
The first AI wave transformed knowledge work.
The next one transforms the places where atoms move: factories, farms, laboratories, hospitals, warehouses and homes.
What Will Humans Still Be Better At?
Are Humanoid Robots Inevitable?