Bots in the cloud, boots on the ground

Can artificial intelligence and human experience join forces in the future of utilities?

AI-generated image of a wastewater treatment plant worker and a friendly bot buddy walking hand in hand.

“AI is spreading and adapting in the industrial environment.” — Bob Meholif, Manager of Process Controls and Automation

A wastewater plant operator walks between aeration tanks at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Center in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio.

“We can drop our code into the [AI chatbot] and request the AI to add comments automatically to explain what each step is doing.” — Brian Villers, Systems Development and Operations Manager

AI-generated image of a friendly bot alongside a wastewater treatment plant employee. Cute little thing, but this future may only exist in AI-generated images.

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Official Medium channel of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in Cleveland, OH