Editor’s Note
This article examines the evolving role of AI in Industry 5.0, highlighting its transition from a future promise to a core driver of productivity. It also explores the internal challenges companies face in balancing rapid innovation with necessary control during digital transformation.

Are the benefits of AI slowing down? Companies analyze their leap into business at UPV
La Industria 5.0 (Industry 5.0) is advancing driven by Artificial Intelligence, a technology that is no longer perceived as a future promise, but as a cross-cutting element that impacts productivity, efficiency, and decision-making. However, the speed of adoption is generating internal tensions within organizations, which must balance innovation and control in an increasingly complex context.
This was one of the central ideas of the IX Conference on Industry 5.0. Artificial Intelligence, held at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV).