Autodesk CEO, Carl Bass, and CTO, Jeff Kowalski, kicked off Autodesk University 2016. They talked about the trends and technologies they think will have the biggest impact on the work our customers do and presented exciting customers from around the world who are doing some very innovative things.
Here are my takeaways from Jeff’s portion of the opening keynote.
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
The most important thing happening in software today is the acceleration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. We’re bringing machine learning to the 3D world. We’re feeding our algorithms huge amounts of 3D model data so they can grasp the essence of the designs we work on every day. With that new understanding, the software can take a 3D object, like a generic chair for instance, and apply a specific style to it to design a new chair.
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Generative Design
Generative Design is a new way of collaborating with a computer where the designer doesn’t tell it…
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