AI Isn’t a Shortcut Around Bad Data: It’s a Multiplier

AI has been at the center of countless conversations lately, and it’s no surprise.

From order entry automation to intelligent search to personalized product recommendations, the tools now available to manufacturers and distributors are powerful and evolving fast.

But as IDEA’s Denise Keating recently pointed out recently in TED Magazine, even the best AI tools can’t do much with poor inputs.

• If the specs are wrong, the recommendations will be too.
• If the formatting is off, the search results miss.

AI isn’t a shortcut around bad data: it’s a multiplier: for better or worse.

That’s why eBiz 2025 is arriving at the right time.

This year’s event includes a keynote from Zack Cass, formerly of OpenAI, who will share a visionary look at where AI is headed and how it might shape the electrical industry in the months and years to come.

Attendees will have the opportunity to not only hear about the impact of AI, but to engage with these AI-fueled changes in conversation with peers, trading partners, and the IDEA team.

Digital transformation doesn’t happen in isolation.

Product data is more than a technology issue; it’s a business asset.

Change is already underway. eBiz is a good place to make sure you’re part of the conversation.