Csaba Hegedűs, Péter Olaszi, Máté Bancsics, Dániel Ficzere, Alex Latipov, Mike Holenderski, Guntis V. Strazds, Belal Abu Naim, Yasin Ghafourian, Markus Tauber, Marta Bonik, Chris Damkat, David Dandolo, Chiara Masiero, Manuel Barusco, Gian Antonio Susto, Ruba Almahasneh, and Pál Vargaara
Large Language Models in Industry 5.0 – Multi-Case Experiences from the AIMS5.0 Project
The transition from Industry 4.0 toward the humancentered vision of Industry 5.0 creates new opportunities for AI systems that augment rather than replace human expertise. This paper presents the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI copilots into industrial engineering workflows through multiple cases within the EU AIMS5.0 project. Eight use cases span system-of-systems engineering, support and aftersales services, regulatory self-assessment, product engineering, factual correctness checking, robot programming, ontology and knowledge-graph applications, and AI-assisted testing. The cases range from conceptual designs and proofs of concept to pilot implementations and therefore provide implementation experience and design insights rather than directly comparable performance results. Across the cases, recurring architectural patterns include Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, multiagent planning, natural-language interfaces, code generation, and verification mechanisms. The experiences also reveal common deployment challenges related to heterogeneous and evolving data sources, multimodal content, access control, factual reliability, legacy-system integration, and evaluation. Viewed through the Industry 5.0 dimensions of human-centricity, sustainability, and resilience, the cases illustrate how LLM-based systems can support knowledge access, engineering assistance, system adaptation, and safer interaction with industrial AI. The findings emphasize that successful industrial adoption depends not only on model capabilities, but also on high-quality domain content, appropriate safeguards, transparent system behavior, integration with existing infrastructure, and continuous human oversight.
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DOI: 10.36244/ICJ.2026.5.6
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Csaba Hegedűs, Péter Olaszi, Máté Bancsics, Dániel Ficzere, Alex Latipov, Mike Holenderski, Guntis V. Strazds, Belal Abu Naim, Yasin Ghafourian, Markus Tauber, Marta Bonik, Chris Damkat, David Dandolo, Chiara Masiero, Manuel Barusco, Gian Antonio Susto, Ruba Almahasneh, and Pál Vargaara
"Large Language Models in Industry 5.0 – Multi-Case Experiences from the AIMS5.0 Project", Infocommunications Journal, Industrial AI for Industry 5.0, 2026, pp. 135-151., https://doi.org/10.36244/ICJ.2026.5.6