America is entering a workforce crisis. Industrial operators are at risk of losing the institutional knowledge of retiring workers. At the same time, they’re struggling with attracting and retaining new generations of digital natives. Approximately 48% of Gen Z employees in manufacturing intend to leave their jobs within the next three to six months. Industrial AI can help with both ends of this generational divide, ingesting decades worth of historical data, trends and learnings while also empowering new workers with the benefits of sophisticated prediction, diagnosis, prescription and automation. This upskilling is critical.