In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ sit down with Fabrice Brion of I-care at The Reliability Conference to move past the AI hype and focus on actionable solutions. Fabrice argues that for technology to succeed, it must be implemented "bottom-up," solving real problems for the workforce rather than serving as top-down mandates. The trio discusses the pressing "Silver Tsunami"—the aging workforce crisis—and how predictive maintenance and AI are essential for doing more work with fewer resources. Fabrice also draws a compelling parallel between the future of surgical, high-speed maintenance and Formula 1 pit stops, ultimately predicting a fully integrated "maintenance autopilot" system within the next five years.
