How do you rethink infrastructure from the ground up?

For BrightAI CEO and Founder Alex Hawkinson, it started with a realization: The intelligence that revolutionized smart homes could do more than automate living spaces—it could transform the physical world. Today, industries critical to daily life—water, power, and transportation—are held back by inefficiencies, labor shortages, and aging systems.

In a recent interview with Antoine Tardif at Unite.AI, Alex shares his journey from founding SmartThings to leading BrightAI, the rise of Physical AI, and the urgent need for industries to shift from reacting to failures to preventing them.

💡 Key takeaway: Infrastructure industries don’t suffer from a lack of data—they lack the tools to make it actionable for the people on the ground.

Read the full interview: Unite.AI