Industrial AI Agents Power Data-Driven Operations

SymphonyAI's Prateek Kathpal on AI Workflows, Smart Models and Data Foundations Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • November 26, 2025

Agentic artificial intelligence is reshaping industrial operations by automating tasks such as alarm analysis, maintenance response and document handling. Prateek Kathpal, president at SymphonyAI, said firms are layering agents with large language models to extract, summarize and act on data from unstructured sources, giving operators timely, relevant insights that drive faster decision-making.

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Domain-specific models trained on internal data are replacing generalized tools. Combined with retrieval-augmented generation, these systems power AI advisers that recommend precise actions in dynamic environments. Kathpal said success depends on data readiness: cleansing, standardizing and historizing data across systems to build a foundation for AI pipelines and knowledge graphs.

"The full closed-loop cycle is only going to come once there is enough data and enough training of the ...