Operational Technology

Operational technology (OT) is the hardware and software that monitors and controls physical equipment, such as factory robots, power grid switches, water treatment systems, and building controls. As companies add AI to these systems, for example to predict equipment failures or optimize energy use, the stakes shift from data breaches to physical harm, outages, and safety incidents. Compliance and risk teams need to account for OT under safety regulations and critical infrastructure rules, which often apply separately from standard IT security requirements.

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Corporate PolicyGlobal2026-10-08

AVEVA's Industrial AI Framework Sets a Human Oversight Benchmark for OT Operators

AVEVA's chief technologist has outlined a responsible AI framework for industrial deployments that explicitly limits where automated systems can act without human approval. The framework positions AI as a support tool rather than a decision-maker in critical process loops, with defined boundaries on autonomous action. AVEVA is also contributing to an IEEE working group developing a standard way to measure AI's environmental impact.

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