‘Atoms for Algorithms:’ The Trump Administration’s Top Nuclear Scientists Think AI Can Replace Humans in Power Plants

‘Atoms for Algorithms:’ The Trump Administration’s Top Nuclear Scientists Think AI Can Replace Humans in Power Plants

During a presentation at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence on December 3, a US Department of Energy scientist laid out a grand vision of the future where nuclear energy powers artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence shapes nuclear energy in “a virtuous cycle of peaceful nuclear deployment.”“The goal is simple: to double the productivity and impact of American science an…

Vienna Hosts First International Symposium On AI And Nuclear Energy

Vienna – Participants in the first International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Nuclear Energy, organised by the IAEA, have committed to further developing cooperation. The two-day International Symposium on AI and Nuclear Energy was held on 3 and 4 December 2025 in Vienna. In the speech at the opening of the forum, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev noted that the development of AI is of paramount importance as a key facto…