Is AI quietly erasing the hands-on knowledge that keeps our infrastructure running? Jonathan Green talks with Keith Schafer — part of multiple generations in critical power and engine infrastructure — about what happens when we over-trust AI, why "artificial intelligence" isn't truly intelligent, and how the expertise powering the coming wave of AI data centers is the very knowledge we're at risk of losing.
Key Takeaways:
• Over-relying on AI erodes hard-won institutional knowledge and hands-on troubleshooting instincts
• "AI" isn't truly intelligent — blindly trusting it (like following GPS off the road) is dangerous in the physical world
• The infrastructure powering AI data centers depends on expertise that's quietly disappearing
• Safety and reliability come first — some systems simply have to run (engines at 20 below)
• Capture multi-generational knowledge before it walks out the door
Notable Quotes:
"The first time I used GPS, it told me to drive off [the road]." — Keith Schafer
"As cool as it is, it's not truly artificial intelligence." — Keith Schafer
Connect with Keith Schafer:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-w-schafer-19833a22
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Key Takeaways:
• Over-relying on AI erodes hard-won institutional knowledge and hands-on troubleshooting instincts
• "AI" isn't truly intelligent — blindly trusting it (like following GPS off the road) is dangerous in the physical world
• The infrastructure powering AI data centers depends on expertise that's quietly disappearing
• Safety and reliability come first — some systems simply have to run (engines at 20 below)
• Capture multi-generational knowledge before it walks out the door
Notable Quotes:
"The first time I used GPS, it told me to drive off [the road]." — Keith Schafer
"As cool as it is, it's not truly artificial intelligence." — Keith Schafer
Connect with Keith Schafer:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-w-schafer-19833a22
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