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Guest expert

Every week, or across a short guest series, Prompthon invites AI product owners, founders, and engineers from different companies into our Discord server so members can ask practical questions directly.

May 18 - May 25

Jeff Xu

Founder, PowerA

WebsitePowerA

As Founder of PowerA, Jeff Xu works at the intersection of energy systems, AI optimization, and operational decision support, where reliability, explainability, and system constraints matter as much as model capability.

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In critical infrastructure, AI should be designed as decision support, not unchecked autonomy.

Dimension suggestions

Vision
Think about AI as part of an operating system for infrastructure. The opportunity is large, but reliability and governance shape what can actually be deployed.
Harness
Document assumptions, data sources, decision boundaries, and failure modes before trusting any recommendation.
Forge
Create a simple decision-support flow that includes model output, confidence, explanation, operator override, and audit log.
Charisma
Communicate AI risk without fearmongering. The strongest message is disciplined: what the AI sees, what it does not see, and where humans remain accountable.

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Week

May 18 - May 25

Topic

Reliability, constraints, and governance in energy AI

Recap

This week’s discussion focuses on trustworthy AI in infrastructure contexts. Jeff can help members reason about why energy AI needs careful data design, transparent recommendations, fallback plans, and clear human responsibility.

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