French maker of industrial equipment. By early 2026 it had around 100 artificial-intelligence applications in operation. Morgan Stanley estimated these would result in around €400m in annual savings in 2026, amounting to less than 1.5% of its total costs. Peter Weckesser, who oversees its digital efforts, has declared that eventually "there will be not a single product or function at Schneider Electric that will not be affected by artificial intelligence." The company hired its first "chief AI officer" in November 2021, a year before the launch of ChatGPT, making it an early adopter of the technology among European manufacturers.
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