# Bad Influence story: Kuken Industries uses OpenAI API to search 70 years of cooling tower drawings

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 03:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/64214ed4-ba34-4e25-8afe-5c9872dbb12b

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Latest update (11-09 03:00): Kuken Industries uses the OpenAI API to search 70 years of drawings

Overview: OpenAI's news site reports that Kuken Industries uses the OpenAI API to search 70 years of cooling tower drawings. According to OpenAI, engineers can now find the drawing needed for a repair in 4.5 minutes, down from nearly an hour.

The only source is OpenAI's own first-party announcement, so the time savings are OpenAI's account and have not been independently verified.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-09 03:00 · OpenAI News (from the company) · [Kuken Industries uses the OpenAI API to search 70 years of drawings](https://badinfluence.news/items/i9htjw3u557av0n4cmj7klgzg)
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