ChatGPT Ponders U.S. Electric Grid Collapse

My friend John E. Savage, An Wang professor emeritus of computer science at Brown University, asked ChatGPT about what might cause the U.S. electric grid to collapse. I offer here his exchange with the artificial intelligence chatbot without comment:

J.E. Savage: Can the North American electric grid collapse during periods of heavy load? If so, please sketch an approach that would lead to that outcome.

ChatGPT: While I can provide a hypothetical scenario, it’s…