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AI Assistant ProCop Scores Points
The ProCop (Production Copilot) project took second place in the prestigious Czech-Slovak Industry 4.0 Award. In the CZ & SK Implementer category, it succeeded among thirty projects that use digital technologies, automation and other industry innovations. The results were announced at a ceremony on 7 October. The competition is organised by the Confederation of Industry and Transport of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Alliance for Innovative Economy (SAPIE).
The award confirms the benefit of a solution developed directly at Škoda Auto. Besides the IT team, it was developed with the involvement of the Digitalisation Centre of the PPD department (DDC), specialist departments and Vladislav Poverin, Business Partner for Artificial Intelligence from the PPD – Digitalization of Production department. Collaboration with production teams plays an important role, helping the technology adapt to the real needs of employees. ProCop was created as an answer to the question of how to simplify working with large volumes of company data and documents stored in various systems. Instead of complicated searching, it allows users to obtain information using natural language, without needing to know database queries. It can display the results clearly, for example in tables or charts.
The original concept has gradually grown into an ecosystem of specialised AI agents. Today it also offers semantic search, recommendations for company documentation, and checks of production processes. Its aim is to shorten the path from question to relevant answer and turn artificial intelligence into a practical assistant in everyday work.
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