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AI applications are producing cleaner cities, smarter homes and more efficient transit (theconversation.com)
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[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This phony ass article is lying from at least the third paragraph:

One striking example is the Oya Hybrid Power Station in South Africa. Here, AI-driven controls seamlessly co-ordinate solar, wind and battery storage to deliver reliable power to up to 320,000 households. Using AI makes this kind of integration not only possible, but dramatically more efficient.

In reality construction hasn't even started:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oya_Hybrid_Power_Station#Timeline

And I guarantee that the use of "AI" here just means optimized automation. Why would they even need an "AI" to run a power plant? This whole grift is so dumb.

[-] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Why would they even need an “AI” to run a power plant?

Because when you call your automation "AI", no matter how dumb PID or whatever you might be running, the product is at least 30% more fancy and gains more news articles, possibly funding and atleast some coffee with pastries and pats on the back to some front figure in a suit.

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

it would be interesting to hear your opinion, @Pro@programming.dev, why did you think you want to post this here

[-] Pro@programming.dev 0 points 3 weeks ago

Why not?

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago

because most of us know this is bullshit

[-] Pro@programming.dev 0 points 3 weeks ago

How so? Can you elaborate?

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

I often wonder if yours is an automated account, but did you read the comments?

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