AI cannot understand manufacturing defects with numerical data alone. Integrating process images and inspection images lets AI learn real defect causes and turn inspection into a data‑generation process.

This article explains why AI struggles with new products in manufacturing. AI relies entirely on past data, yet factories must constantly launch new items with no production history. The only effective approaches are using similar‑product models and expert‑defined process prescriptions. Based on six years of real factory work, the article shows that true AI implementation begins with designing the environment in which AI can learn.