The pipeline industry is ever-changing. Ongoing research and technological innovations are critical to ensuring that the industry’s solutions keep pace with its challenges. In this period of rapid improvement, it is vital to effectively leverage the right information at the right time.
PRCI’s research expertise has influenced industry growth, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. Joint projects facilitated by PRCI have introduced many cutting-edge technologies and methodologies. While PRCI’s abundant research reports address important industry challenges, this large collection of information can be daunting to shift through to find information when you need it.
Fortunately, advances in AI have now unlocked new capabilities to consume, synthesize, and collate the findings of PRCI’s 3000+ reports.
What Is Professor PeRCI?
Professor PeRCI is an AI Assistant on the PRCI website that specializes in comprehending information related to PRCI’s numerous reports and projects. It is a large language model, or LLM for short. LLMs are a classification of artificial intelligence (AI) trained to understand, generate, and replicate human language.
LLMs intelligently consume knowledge from a large repository beyond human capacity—such as the 3000+ reports housed in PRCI’s database—to predict the probability of word sequences and generate human-like text. This means that they can read texts with understanding—enabling continuous live updating.
Professor PeRCI harnesses the power of the latest AI innovations so that users can leverage PRCI reports for operational and developmental needs. Users can ask technical questions related to the pipeline industry and receive relevant results based on PRCI’s available research findings. When prompted with a question, Professor PeRCI:
- Searches through PRCI’s research library to find relevant information
- Summarizes or explains it in a way that is easy to understand
With Professor PeRCI, pipeline stakeholders can now access insights contained in PRCI’s vast research database in an easily digestible format. Utilize Professor PeRCI to access information such as:
- Specific PRCI research reports relevant to a subject matter or issue, along with summaries
- Guidance on industry best practices regarding pipeline operations, maintenance, integrity, or safety
- Insights and developments on the latest pipeline technologies and innovations
- Technical support & helpful resources
- Other questions related to pipelines, such as materials, construction, environmental impact, or risk management
Early Feedback About Professor PeRCI
Early users of Professor PeRCI shared positive feedback. Key insights are:
“Professor PeRCI adds huge value by quickly learning what’s already researched in PRCI to avoid re-inventing the wheel. It also opens [the] door [to] building competency, reduces time with literature surveys, and supports customized compendiums on specific topics for operators.” – Satish Kulkarni, Chevron
“In a wink, Professor PeRCI brings the PRCI studies’ added value to the safety and performances of the Storengy’s gas storages.” – Delphine Patriarche, Storengy
“Professor Perci is helpful in not only helping you to find the reports in the extensive research library, [but also in explaining] the specific terms and concepts you might not fully understand.” – Otto-Jan Huising, Gasunie, Netherlands
Current & Future Impacts of Professor PeRCI
Keeping up with the pipeline industry’s changes takes work. Professor PeRCI has the power to significantly impact the industry by quickly unlocking the insights contained in PRCI’s vast resource library. This implementation improves PRCI’s ability to easily disperse valuable information, enabling new insights through new technologies. By analyzing and communicating past research and technical reports, Professor PeRCI strengthens the foundation of today’s research and supports innovation well into the future.