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Ratul Puri on How AI Can Transform the Energy Sector

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Artificial intelligence has become an important part of almost every industry, and the energy sector is no exception. At the same time, AI depends heavily on electricity to operate. Training and running AI models requires large data centres that use substantial amounts of power. This creates a close connection between AI and energy . While the growing use of AI is increasing electricity demand, the technology also has the potential to change how energy is produced, distributed and consumed, helping create a more reliable, affordable and sustainable power system. Ratul Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Power , notes that AI can play an important role in making energy systems more efficient and stable in the years ahead. Understanding the relationship between AI and electricity will therefore be important to making effective use of the technology while supporting India's journey towards its net-zero target of 2070 or earlier. The rapid growth of AI, cloud computing and digital services has...