Project overview

Project overview

SkillAIbility is a 36-month Horizon Europe initiative with a €2,999,000 budget dedicated to co-designing human-centric pathways for manufacturing through symbiotic complementarities between AI, automation, and human tasks.

Project overview and mission

The SkillAIbility project addresses the “twin transition” (green and digital) in modern manufacturing by prioritizing worker wellbeing and human-technology complementarity within the Industry 5.0 framework. The mission is to mitigate job displacement risks posed by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning through targeted upskilling and reskilling strategies.

Project Information

Grant agreement ID

101177783

DOI

10.3030/101177783

Start date

1 December 2024

End date

30 November 2027

Funded under

Culture, creativity and inclusive society

Funding

€ 2 999 000,00

Target Groups

Manufacturing workers, aged personnel, and vulnerable groups, with a specific focus on the deaf community as a complex linguistic and cultural minority.

Key objectives and expected impact

The project aims to deliver holistic impacts across societal, industrial, and regulatory dimensions.

Individual and social goals

  • Criteria development: Identify criteria to match human factors with digital applications.
  • Upskilling pathways: Establish four key pathways – Augmentation, Inclusivity, Empowerment, and Symbiosis – to increase worker employability.
  • Social inclusion: Aim for an increase in employability for vulnerable groups and aged workers.

Technical and economic goals

  • Symbiotic design: Release Proof of Concepts validated in European testbeds.
  • Productivity growth: Target increase in productivity for manufacturers investing in symbiotic AI/Automation technologies.
  • Regulatory sandboxes: Implement technology sandboxes to pre-standardize human-centric AI design principles.

FAQ

How does SkillAIbility apply the Industry 5.0 paradigm?

The project reshapes the digital transition beyond simple efficiency goals by placing worker wellbeing and human-technology symbiosis at the center of the production process. It focuses on enabling “Smart Operators” (Operator 4.0) who use AI to augment rather than replace their capabilities.

Learning Factories are realistic manufacturing environments used for education and training. SkillAIbility utilizes 15 Learning Factories (3 per testbed) to deliver experiential training for workers and vulnerable groups to master symbiotic relations with digital technologies. Discover the role of the Learning Factories here.

The project runs for 36 months, beginning December 2024 and ending November 2027, with a maximum grant amount of €2,999,000.