The AI Democratization in Engineering — Yeshwant Mummaneni & John Skarakis Podcast #166

Connect with Yeshwant on LinkedIn: Connect with John on LinkedIn: In this Realize Live 2025 episode recorded in Amsterdam, we sit down with John Skarakis and Yeshwant Mummaneni — two Chief Engineers from Altair — to explore one of the biggest questions facing the industry today: How will AI transform engineering? From physics-aware AI models to fully automated simulation agents, John and Yeshwant give a practical, no-buzzword look into how AI is reshaping product development, simulation workflows, and the engineering job role itself. This conversation moves from high-level vision to real-world implementation: how AI agents can launch CAD tools, mesh models, build solver decks, submit HPC jobs, post-process results — and even cluster outcomes to pick the best design direction in seconds. 🚀 In this episode, you’ll also learn: What AI engineering really means for simulation teams Why AI is “a new tool in the toolbox,” not a replacement for expertise How Altair’s Physics AI cuts solver time from hours to seconds The rise of AI simulation agents across CAD → Meshing → HPC → Post-processing Why domain knowledge remains essential (“junk in, junk out”) How GraphRAG and semantic context solve hallucination risks Why trust, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop design matter How Siemens’ acquisition of Altair accelerates AI-enabled engineering The evolving role of the engineer: specialist vs. generalist Where we are in the AI hype cycle — and what comes next

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The AI Democratization in Engineering — Yeshwant Mummaneni & John Skarakis Podcast #166 is an episode from Engineered-Mind Podcast | Engineering, AI & Neuroscience by Jousef Murad.

This episode is 00:31:27 long.

This episode was published on Apr 1, 2026.

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