Can AI, the metaverse help power the future?

Mentions of artificial intelligence and the metaverse may conjure images of the latest video game or social media platform, but the technologies are increasingly being deployed across a wide range of industries including the energy sector. And AI is becoming an increasingly talked about issue among the federal government, with even the White House jumping in to try to start laying a framework for both seizing this opportunity and managing its risks. However, companies like Nokia are confident that the opportunities outweigh the risks and argue that AI, the metaverse and so-called digital twinning have a wide range of applications for the energy sector. S&P; Global Commodity Insights senior power editor Kate Winston spoke with Thierry Klein, president of Bell Labs Solutions Research at Nokia Bell Labs, and Dominique Verhulst, global head of the utilities vertical at Nokia, about these very issues.  Stick around for Jeff Mower with the Market Minute, a look at near-term oil market drivers. Then, tell us more about your podcast preferences so we can keep improving our shows. Take our survey here: https://www.surveylegend.com/s/4xyz