The promise and perils of adopting artificial intelligence (AI)

Overview

98% expect AI-assisted design to be beneficial

86% view it as a core requirement for future success

97% recommend a career in the field

81% of the workforce are concerned about using AI

#1 in having the biggest impact on A&D design engineering in the next 10 years: Adopting AI-assisted decision making

How could AI-assisted design benefit the A&D industry (choose all that apply)?

60% increase creativity

53% reduce costs

45% improve testing

44% strengthen security

37% support alternative part and material selection in supply chain

36% decrease time-to-market of new ideas

2% there won’t be any benefits to AI-assisted design for our industry

Do you personally use AI-assisted design to help with design engineering tasks?

Company hasn’t approved of AI tools for design engineering:

29% Yes, frequently; 50% Yes, sometimes; 21% No, never

Company has approved of AI tools for design engineering:

64% Yes, frequently; 35% Yes, sometimes; 1% No, never

Takeaway

79% of design engineers whose companies have not officially approved any AI tools are using them anyway.

Do you personally have any concerns about using AI in the design engineering process?

Design Engineers               Managers/Executives

Using AI frequently                                Using AI frequently

43% Yes, significant concerns                28% Yes, significant concerns

38% Yes, minor concerns                        48% Yes, minor concerns

19% No concerns                                     24% No concerns

Using AI sometimes                               Using AI sometimes

17% Yes, significant concerns                20% Yes, significant concerns

63% Yes, minor concerns                        63% Yes, minor concerns

20% No concerns                                    17% No concerns

Not using AI                                          Not using AI

14% Yes, significant concerns               18% Yes, significant concerns

68% Yes, minor concerns                       82% Yes, minor concerns

18% No concerns                                    0% No concerns

Takeaway

AI concerns grow as usage becomes more frequent.

Source: https://www.molex.com/en-us/industries-applications/defense-connectors/the-state-of-design-engineering-in-aerospace-and-defense