AI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms?

She gives the example of a trip to the airport. Imagine there’s a route you know will get you there in about 45 minutes. There might be another, more complicated route that could save you some time in ideal conditions—but you’re not sure whether it’s better on any particular day. What the grid does now is the equivalent of taking the reliable route.

“So that’s the gap that AI can help close. We can solve this more complex problem, fast enough and reliably enough that we can possibly use it…