Grounding AI · 2026-06-16 · 15 min
Labor shortages continue to challenge industrial companies everywhere. But there is another growing concern many leaders are now facing: How do you preserve the knowledge and experience veteran employees take with them when they retire? In this episode of Grounding AI Podcast, Donna Peterson explores how industrial companies can begin using internal GPTs and AI systems to capture employee expertise, preserve institutional knowledge, and help newer employees learn faster. AI will not solve labor shortages overnight. But AI can help organizations protect decades of experience, improve onboarding, and give younger employees faster access to trusted internal knowledge. In this episode you’ll learn: • What internal GPTs are and how companies can use them • How AI can preserve veteran employee expertise before retirement • Ways newer employees can learn faster using AI tools • Questions leaders should ask before building internal AI systems • How industrial companies can use AI without sacrificing authenticity The companies that use AI strategically will strengthen teams, improve knowledge transfer, and prepare the next generation of employees for long-term success.
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