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Microsoft, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and TitletownTech officially open AI Co-Innovation Lab to accelerate manufacturing innovation
Microsoft, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and TitletownTech officially open AI Co-Innovation Lab to accelerate manufacturing innovation
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[{"type":"text","content":"MILWAUKEE, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and TitletownTech announced on Wednesday the opening of an AI Co-Innovation Lab on the UWM campus. This marks Microsoft's first AI Co-Innovation Lab with a dedicated focus on manufacturing innovation.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe lab's launch comes one year after Microsoft's landmark investment to build AI infrastructure in Wisconsin. Operating out of a temporary home on the UWM campus over the past year, the lab worked with a handful of companies from across Wisconsin to build AI solutions.\nRecent engagements show how manufacturers and other organizations are using AI to solve real-world challenges. From real-time fault detection in industrial machinery to multilingual voice assistants that streamline gate, dock and yard logistics, local companies are working to apply Microsoft's AI technologies to improve operations and decision-making. Others are building tools to forecast supply chain lead times, manage hydroponic farms and deliver proactive customer support.\nWhile the lab is rooted in manufacturing innovation, it works with organizations across industries, spanning small and medium-size businesses, enterprises, startups, and academia, reflecting the broad networks and experience of the lab's founding partners: Microsoft, WEDC, UWM and TitletownTech.\nAI promises to drive innovation and boost productivity in every sector of the economy. The Co-Innovation Lab will ensure that Wisconsin is well positioned to capitalize on that opportunity and to serve as a model for applied innovation around the world.\n\"A year ago, alongside our $3.3 billion infrastructure investment, we committed to using the power of AI to help advance the next generation of manufacturing companies, skills and jobs in Wisconsin and across the country,\" said Rima Alaily, corporate vice president and general counsel, infrastructure legal affairs at Microsoft. \"Thanks to our partnership with WEDC, TitletownTech and UWM, we're delivering on this commitment. With access to cutting-edge AI technology and technical guidance to bring their ideas to life, we can't wait to see what Wisconsin companies will build.\"\n\"Through the strength of this partnership between Microsoft, Titletow...