Emerson's Ovation AI-Enabled Virtual Advisor: Revolutionizing Power and Water with GenAI

Emerson Unveils Groundbreaking GenAI-Driven Automation for Power and Water Industries

Emerson, the renowned industrial automation and next-generation automation solutions provider, has just announced the biggest breakthrough so far: the launch of its Ovation™ AI-driven Virtual Advisor. This is not your typical AI solution; it's the industry's very first generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) advisor fully integrated into an automation system, specifically developed for the vital power and water industries. As a central upgrade to Emerson's Ovation 4.0 Automation Platform, this technology will deliver real-time insight to maximize efficiency, detect anomalies, anticipate maintenance needs, and facilitate genuinely strategic decision-making.

Influencing Operations through Smart Insights

The genius of Emerson's Ovation Virtual Advisor is in its integrated localized GenAI, which has been engineered to offer dynamic guidance of the system and exceptionally contextual support. This innovative solution allows users to instantaneously access Ovation system information, troubleshoot issues with unprecedented ease, address maintenance problems in advance, and discover beneficial optimization opportunities. All of it is done through simple natural language interaction, so advanced operations are a breeze. As one of Emerson's anchor pieces of emerging AI-based tools, this system seamlessly leverages Emerson's extensive domain expertise in power and water, laying the foundation for even more sophisticated AI-driven insights that will optimize processes and equipment performance in the future.

Meeting the Demands of a Changing World

"As they confront mounting demand, complexity and climate uncertainty, today's operators of critical infrastructure need intelligent systems to deliver sure and clean power and water," said Bob Yeager, president of Emerson's power and water solutions business. "Emerson's Ovation Virtual Advisor, powered by GenAI, will significantly assist customers in more effectively managing these critical systems.". It accomplishes this by enabling superior operational insight, automating mundane tasks, and performing advanced data analysis. Last but not least, these intelligent systems are critical to raising the level of reliability and extending the life of existing infrastructure, thereby unlocking the potential for more consistent and sustainable operations that are so vital to our world.

Security and Customization at Its Foundation

Security, as one would expect, is at the foundation of the advisor's architecture. It takes advantage of local, pre-trained AI models based on Emerson's own proprietary data and system data provided by customers. These models are highly tailored to simulate qualitative behavior at the control level so that outputs are not only safe but also very accurate. Furthermore, the AI models behind the Ovation Virtual Advisor are extremely flexible: they can be tailored and heavily tweaked further by loading domain-specific data as well as capitalizing on valuable operator input. This unique capability allows for customers to be able to make even better business and operating decisions, ultimately leading to a robust competitive advantage within their respective markets.