The next wave of AI will protect infrastructure, not just productivity
By Samhita R, Co-founder and CEO, Resilience AI
There is an inconclusive debate on infrastructure and productivity. It is the decision myopia.
The degradation of infrastructure due to climate stress is estimated at USD 700 billion globally. More so, the indirect economic impact such as supply chain disruptions, power grid failures, and lost productivity due to damaged transport infrastructure is 7.4 times higher than the initial cost of physical infrastructure repairs.
Infrastructure is relevant if it “remains in use” for the purpose it is designed, constructed and maintained. A road submerged in water, an over-heated transformer during heat stress, inaccessible metro and railway stations during landslide, a non-operational health centre during cyclone is accounted as indirect economic impact. An inaccessible road for the workforce on a factory shopfloor, power shut down for small and medium business, schools, remote workforce, and an unexpected disappearance of a nearby health centre compound to...
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