The dividing line of the next decade will not run between companies that use AI and those that do not, but between organisations capable of evolving continuously and those that automate the past. In this interview with Corriere della Sera, Massimo Portincaso explains the passage from digital twin to digital original, why the industrial substrate itself is being remade, and why Italy's SMEs could be among the best positioned for the transition.

New financial instruments need to be developed to support innovative manufacturing. "There are no off-the-shelf solutions, but it is strategic to start building them now." Europe's industrial autonomy is at stake.