HYBRID - Argonne Outloud ⚡️ AI Empowering the Grid, The Grid Energizing AI

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Hybrid event — attend in person or online

Information & registration:
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
6:00–7:00 p.m. CT

Argonne National Laboratory
TCS Conference Center (Building 240)
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Lemont, IL 60439

This event will also be livestreamed
The use of artificial intelligence, or AI, is growing at lightning speed, and we need a tremendous amount of energy to meet the current and future demands AI presents. However, our current electric grid wasn’t built for this kind of demand. Building new power sources carries a hefty price tag. It can also take years.

So how do we keep up?

There’s a powerful tool already at our fingertips: AI itself! AI can make the grid smarter, more efficient, and more reliable by predicting when equipment might fail, helping to prevent blackouts during extreme weather events, and keeping the power flowing smoothly, as electricity use goes up and down.

What happens when AI is involved in the grid?

We get a grid that’s more reliable! A better-preserved grid also means AI is self-reinforcing its own existence. A reliable grid enables delivery of the energy needed to fuel AI systems, data centers, and other critical infrastructure, while keeping the lights on for the rest of us.

In this installment of Argonne’s OutLoud Public Lecture Series, our scientists will explore how AI and the grid are working together, and how our research is helping to make our energy future stronger, smarter, and more secure.

Join us for a fascinating conversation on how Argonne’s work is helping the U.S. meet the energy demands of today—and tomorrow.

Featured speakers:

• Sibendu Som (Moderator)
  Director, Advanced Propulsion and Power
  Director, AI Applications Initiative

Henry Huang
Director, Energy Systems and Infrastructure Assessment
Director, Electricity Grid Program (Interim)

• Kibaek Kim
  Computational Mathematician

This is a hybrid event. You can attend either in person or virtually. Once the limit for in-person attendees is reached, you are still welcome to attend the event virtually, via livestream.

NOTE: If you are NOT a U.S. citizen, and plan to attend in person, please complete this form first (link opens in a new browser tab) and then return to this page to complete your registration.