Even though the industry has been talking about AI for many years, the trifecta of massive amounts of data available through the rise of the internet, the dramatic increase in processing power fueled by GPUs originally designed for gaming, and steady advances in software algorithms to analyze and use that data will result in the power of AI being more fully realized across almost all markets. AI is 100% the No. 1 game changer in the coming years — it will change the way we interact with computers just as Google Search did 20 years ago.
Generative design is one great example. Being able to use text prompts and leverage huge data sets and natural language recognition is now driving increased use of generative design, and I think we'll see much more of that in 2023. But, it goes beyond generative design and will have a big impact on computer-aided engineering (CAE) in general. For example, engineers will soon be able to generate large data sets and have the system learn from it. Using this systematic intelligence, a system will be able to predict the outcome of deformations or anything else, give advance previews of post-processing results, and even suggest certain workflows for optimum efficiency. Give the system a basic 2D image and it will be capable of generating a 3D design from scratch.