In case you missed it!
9.9.25 | Episode 936
Peggy unpacks how agentic AI (artificial intelligence) is set to revolutionize the energy sector. With the energy market under pressure from infrastructure strain, cybersecurity threats, and the push for sustainability, she explains how AI agents can drive smarter, more autonomous, and more resilient systems across the grid.
She also discusses:
How many energy companies are using gen AI—and why they still haven’t seen breakthrough impact yet.
Use cases for how agentic AI can help specifically in the energy market.
A roadmap to scale agentic AI in the energy market.
What You Might Have Missed:
Peggy Smedley and Adan Banda, senior geospatial data manager, and Brandon Mann, geospatial analyst, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, talk about GIS (geographic information systems) and how the technology is applied to complex infrastructures. Adan says DFW airport is a very large airport—larger than the island of Manhattan—which requires a single source of truth. Brandon says people are flying more—a 5% increase year over year on commercial flights—and we are all getting busier, which means the integrated and coordinated systems need to be in place.
They also discuss:
How and what the digital twin monitors at DFW Airport.
How AI (artificial intelligence) plays a role here.
What’s next for GIS in airports.
What You Might Have Missed:
Peggy Smedley and Donna Laquidara-Carr, industry insights research director, Dodge Construction Network, talk about the soft skills needed to attract more workers to the construction industry. She says they did a survey about the cost of poor collaboration.
They also discuss:
How many interactions contractors have daily with people from other companies—and how many involve some sort of conflict.
How many found positive team dynamics on their regular projects.
Which is more important: communication or technical skills.
What You Might Have Missed:
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