Teaching AI to run with the turbines

As energy companies push AI deeper into industrial operations, success increasingly depends on governance, trusted data, and systems designed to augment human expertise, says Andrew Melouney, vice president for digital at Woodside Energy. Artificial intelligence may have captured the public imagination through chatbots and image generators, but some of its most consequential use cases are unfolding far from consumer-facing tools. In industries where physical infrastructure, operational continuity, and safety are paramount, AI is becoming a core operating layer.

With its sprawling industrial systems and constant stream of operational...