Imagine stepping into a room where ancient aqueducts meet cityscapes conjured by generative AI, where stone roads lead to high-speed rail networks that emerge from a sea of data on a massive digital screen with just a few keystrokes. That’s...
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One day a decade ago, when Mark Pittman was a student at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, he got caught in a snarl of traffic caused by a broken traffic light. The...
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This week, we explore how generative AI and virtual models are reshaping efforts to protect our planet and its history. From predicting catastrophic flooding and reviving coral reefs to preserving ancient cultural sites, AI and digital twins are even preparing...
The tech industry’s need for sustainable and reliable energy sources has never been more pressing. “As power-intensive generative AI training and inference continues to grow faster than other uses and applications, global data center electricity consumption could roughly double” by...
The United Nations calls climate change primarily a water crisis, bringing too much or too little water to the wrong places at the wrong time. Spain’s Valencia province is the latest example. Weeks after deadly flooding swept away bridges and...
I’ve lived in Asheville, North Carolina, for nearly 20 years, and each season brings its own charm. Spring is a riot of flowers, summer offers a cool escape from the South’s humidity, and winter often blankets the area with storybook...
Bentley Systems is tapping into its global network of software resellers, developers, integrators and other partners to digitize critical infrastructure and make it more sustainable and resilient. More than 230 representatives from 160 Bentley partners around the world recently gathered...
One day a decade ago, when Mark Pittman was a student at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, he got caught in a snarl of traffic caused by a broken traffic light. The line was barely budging, and...
This post is an excerpt from the keynote delivered by Bentley CEO Nicholas Cumins to open the 2024 Year in Infrastructure conference. Infrastructure today is facing unprecedented challenges. Around the world, demand for better, more resilient infrastructure is surging—whether it...
Greg Demchak stood before an enormous LED screen in a dark hotel conference room. With a game controller and a keyboard, he moved his audience through a digital model of Barcelona. The glowing screen showed a bird’s-eye view of the...