With a chronic industrial labor shortage in America, combined with climbing interest rates and high inflation, the challenges for American manufacturing are increasing. Geopolitical conflict with Russia, strained relations with China and the emergence of artificial intelligence are adding even more uncertainty. For the automation sector however, these challenges present a golden opportunity for a major revamp of the how, why and where of American manufacturing. Association for Advancing Automation CEO Jeff Burnstein makes the case for a bright future, in conversation with Jim Anderton at Automate 2023 in Detroit. https://www.engineering.com/story/automation-ai-and-reshoring-inflation-and-interests-rates-wont-stop-growth?fromID=267* * *Want to watch this podcast as a video? This Week in Engineering is available on engineering.com TV along with all of our other shows such as End of the Line, Designing the Future, Manufacturing the Future, and the Engineering Roundtable.