Emerson has released its Ovation AI-enabled Virtual Advisor, which Emerson claims is the first generative artificial intelligence (genAI) advisor integrated into an automation system specifically designed for the power and water industries. This AI-enabled virtual advisor, delivered as part of Emerson’s Ovation 4.0 Automation Platform, is designed to provide real-time insights, detect system anomalies and forecast maintenance issues using natural language interaction.
As part of Emerson’s growing suite of AI-based tools, this new genAI product leverages Emerson’s power and water domain expertise.
“Operators of today’s critical infrastructure need intelligent systems to deliver reliable power and clean water,” said Bob Yeager, president of Emerson’s power and water solutions business. “Using GenAI, our Ovation Virtual Advisor will help customers more efficiently manage these essential systems through clear operational awareness, automated routine tasks and advanced data analysis. Intelligent systems help improve reliability and extend the life of existing infrastructure, paving the way for more consistent, sustainable operations.”
Secure by design, the Ovation Virtual Advisor uses local, pre-trained AI models based on Emerson and customer-provided system information that capture qualitative behavior at the control layer to ensure safe and accurate results. The AI models that power the Ovation Virtual Assistant can be further customized and tuned by uploading domain-specific data and operator feedback.
