Technology Standards Groups & Industry Associations
- See Full List of AI Topics -
 During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Tennessee Valley region in the
southeastern United States faced significant economic challenges. The region was
plagued by poverty, soil erosion, deforestation, and frequent flooding of the Tennessee
River and its tributaries. Many residents lacked access to electricity and basic
amenities. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley
Authority Act into law as part of the New Deal, a series of programs aimed at providing
economic relief and recovery during the Great Depression. The
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established
as a federal agency with a unique mandate to address the economic and environmental
issues facing the Tennessee Valley.
The TVA's initial mission was to develop a comprehensive plan for the Tennessee
Valley region. This included flood control through the construction of dams and
reservoirs, the generation of hydroelectric power, and the promotion of agricultural
and industrial development. The TVA was tasked with improving living conditions
for the people in the region and creating jobs. The TVA embarked on an ambitious
program to build a series of dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries.
These dams not only controlled flooding but also generated electricity. Some of
the most notable TVA dams include Norris Dam, Wheeler Dam, and Fontana Dam.
One of the significant achievements of the TVA was its efforts in rural electrification.
By extending electrical service to rural and underserved areas, the TVA improved
the quality of life for residents and facilitated economic growth in the region.
During World War II, the TVA played a crucial role in providing power for defense
production. Many TVA facilities were used in the production of materials needed
for the war effort.
 This content was generated by primarily
the ChatGPT (OpenAI), and/or
Gemini (Google), and/or
Arya (GabAI), and/or
Grok (x.AI), and/or DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) engine.
Some review was performed to help detect and correct any inaccuracies; however,
you are encouraged to verify the information yourself if it will be used for critical
applications. In some cases, multiple solicitations to the AI engine(s) was(were) used to assimilate
final content. Images and external hyperlinks have also been added occasionally.
Courts have ruled that AI-generated content is not subject to copyright restrictions,
but since I modify them, everything here is protected by RF Cafe copyright. Many
of the images are likewise generated and modified. Your use of this data implies
an agreement to hold totally harmless Kirt Blattenberger, RF Cafe, and any and all
of its assigns. Thank you. Here are the major categories.
AI Technical Trustability Update
While working on an
update to my
RF Cafe Espresso Engineering Workbook project to add a couple calculators
about FM sidebands (available soon). The good news is that AI provided excellent
VBA code to generate a set of
Bessel function plots. The bad news is when I asked for a
table
showing at which modulation indices sidebands 0 (carrier) through 5 vanish,
none of the agents got it right. Some were really bad. The AI agents typically
explain their reason and method correctly, then go on to produces bad results.
Even after pointing out errors, subsequent results are still wrong. I do a
lot of AI work and see this often, even with subscribing to professional
versions. I ultimately generated the table myself. There is going to be a
lot of inaccurate information out there based on unverified AI queries, so
beware.
Electronics & High Tech
Companies | Electronics &
Tech Publications | Electronics &
Tech Pioneers | Electronics &
Tech Principles |
Tech Standards Groups &
Industry Associations | Societal
Influences on Technology
|
