Post by Nikolai Demydov

Accelerating energy transition with AI

⚡Everyone's talking about AI as a job killer. 🔌Nobody's talking about the real bottleneck. The Citrini Research report "The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis" went viral this week, warning AI could trigger mass unemployment and crash the S&P 500 by 38%. Software stocks tanked. Panic spread. But here's what this narrative misses: 🧠 AI won't replace people. People using AI will replace people who don't. This isn't new – every major technology shift rewarded those who adapted early. The WEF predicts AI will disrupt 85M jobs but create 97M new ones. The real risk isn't AI itself – it's standing still. ⚡ And here's the part nobody talks about: AI doesn't run on hype. It runs on electricity. Hyperscalers plan ~$600B on AI infrastructure this year. Data centers could consume 8% of US electricity by decade's end – up from 2% today. The biggest bottleneck for AI isn't chips anymore – it's transformers and power grids. 🔌 At Siemens Energy, this is exactly what we do. We build the physical backbone of the AI revolution – and we leverage AI end-to-end across  the entire value chain: from product design and engineering, through manufacturing and quality assurance, to turnkey project delivery and predictive lifecycle service. The result? Industry-leading equipment delivered faster, grids that are more resilient, and an energy system that's built smarter from day one. AI isn't threatening people – it's their most powerful tool to accelerate the energy transition. ⚡Grids are the hidden champions of the AI revolution. 💪Proud to be part of a great team making this happen: Matthias Foehr, Markus Schmidtke, Florian Hanisch, Ronny Fritsche, Harald Ertl, Andrea H., Thomas Baars, Carlo Locci, Timo B., Gizem Yildirim, Carolina Jesus, Diogo Ribeiro, Lucas Sturion, Rowaa Karomi, Iris Bradler, Magdaléna BENICOURT, Stephan Voss, Dr.-Ing., Uwe Rimmele, Erik Haß, Meggi Ettl, Helga Leichner https://lnkd.in/d5wX_7_P

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