Predictive care for energy workers: Can AI improve safety without compromising privacy?

Neuroadaptive wearables and physical AI are already live in energy operations, but agentic AI and weak AI literacy pose underappreciated risks.

• Neuroadaptive AI deployed today: Olivier Houllier says wearable-based systems that read brainwaves, facial expressions and fatigue are already piloted in oil rigs in Mexico, operations in Australia, and the UAE, not just theoretical.
• Predictive care for humans: Drawing on predictive maintenance for machines (cited via AIQ's CTO on a prior episode), Houllier argues continuous biometric monitoring beats surveys/questionnaires, which he says have 50 years of literature showing poor accuracy.

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