Companies have moved beyond the experimentation phase of AI and are now demanding to see the real value of their investment. Phil Gilchrist, TE Connectivity’s chief transportation leader for AI and sustainability, joins this episode of Our Connected World to discuss the results from the 2026 Industrial Technology Index, TE’s global survey of engineers and executives about what’s driving innovation, what’s getting in the way and how AI is changing the landscape.

Key takeaways:

• 82% of companies said they have adopted AI to some degree, revealing a significant investment in this technology around the world

• Engineers and executives alike are searching for the return on investment in AI, but they are defining success differently

• Engineers are relying on AI to handle routine tasks and are using the extra bandwidth to focus on higher value work