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California is set to become the first US state to manage power outages with AIwww.technologyreview.com/2025/07/14/1120027/california-set-to-manage-power-outages-with-ai/
330 sats \ 4 comments \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 15 Jul AI
This is one of those AI uses that shouldn't even be controversial, but I think the last few years of LLM hype will probably make it a bit so.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 15 Jul
I think this is the software that they're using: https://www.oati.com/solutions/transmission-reliability/balancing-area/
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 15 Jul
AI as a term should be dropped. It carries to much baggage.
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7 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 15 Jul
Agreed. It was overloaded even before LLMs, but they pushed it over the top.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @moptosh 15 Jul
Previously, engineers had to manually sift through hundreds of outage reports every day. Now, AI automatically sorts, categorizes, summarizes, and generates alerts. The goal? Respond faster to outages, identify root causes, and prevent prolonged disruptions.
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