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Microsoft Targets Nuclear to Power AI Operations | The tech company aims to expedite the nuclear regulatory process using AI (www.wsj.com)

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Yes, they're planning to use ChatGPT to fill out the documents which show that the nuclear reactor is safe:

The generative AI experiments tap in to Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI, creator of the viral chatbot ChatGPT. For the past six months, a team of Microsoft employees have been training a large language model with U.S. nuclear regulatory and licensing documents, hoping to expedite the paperwork required for such approvals, which can take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

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[–] reddig33 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

That’s nice. Make them store the nuclear waste on Microsoft property when they’re finished.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

People will still complain wherever the waste is located.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not sure it'll get that far if they follow through with their plan to use ChatGPT to fill out the safety paperwork.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is not a place of honor.