Industrial AI for the Physical World: Siemens’s Peter Koerte

In this episode, Sam talks with Peter Koerte, member of the managing board and chief strategy and technology officer of Siemens, about how industrial AI is quietly transforming the infrastructure that powers everyday life.

While consumer AI grabs headlines, Peter explains how artificial

intelligence is improving factories, transportation systems, energy

grids, and buildings behind the scenes. The conversation explores what

makes industrial AI different — from the need for near-perfect accuracy

to the challenge of working with proprietary, domain-specific data.

Peter shares examples like predicting train door failures days in

advance, optimizing building energy use, and accelerating complex

engineering simulations. Peter and Sam also discuss the importance of

domain expertise, the value of data-sharing partnerships across

companies, and why transformation is as much about people and workflows

as it is about technology. Read the episode transcript here.