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Innovating with AI in the special chemicals industry
Publisher description: As companies look to accelerate innovation with artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and advanced modeling, the primary challenge is connecting new technologies to reliable data, scientific expertise, and the practical realities of bringing products to market. For specialty chemicals manufacturer Lubrizol, digital transformation is all about giving researchers the tools to test ideas faster, make better-informed…
MIT Technology Review | Nov 9, 2026 | MIT Technology Review Insights
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Girish Rao, vice president of information technology at Lubrizol, says the company is building a digital foundation that connects business processes, modern data platforms, and cloud infrastructure to support its research and development (R&D) teams. Data scientists can help identify patterns, test new hypotheses, and model possibilities before researchers conduct physical experiments. But, Rao emphasizes, “it's not about replacing scientific judgment; it is about giving our scientists better tools.” Scientists, data scientists, and IT teams approach problems from different perspectives, prioritizing experimental validity, model performance, and platform security and scalability, respectively.
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