Prepare for a tech twist that’s more dramatic than your latest dating app disaster. The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is diving headfirst into the AI revolution, and it’s giving us major Silicon Valley “let’s disrupt everything” vibes.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) just partnered with a local startup called Atomic Canyon to introduce an AI tool named Neutron Enterprise, which is basically a supercharged search engine for millions of nuclear regulatory documents. Think of it like having a really nerdy, hyper-efficient research assistant who never sleeps.

The AI Behind the Nuclear Curtain

Currently, the AI is just helping workers navigate through dense technical reports faster than you can say “quantum computing”. But here’s the spicy part: while they claim it’s just a document retrieval service now, everyone’s side-eyeing the potential future applications. Democratic Assemblymember Dawn Addis isn’t buying the innocence, stating she has “many unanswered questions about safety, oversight, and job implications”.

Tech Meets Nuclear: What Could Go Wrong?

Trey Lauderdale, Atomic Canyon’s founder, is adamant that his AI won’t be running nuclear operations anytime soon. “The AI guy in nuclear says there is no way in hell I want AI running my nuclear power plant right now,” he quipped. The keyword? “Right now”.

The Bigger Picture

While efficiency sounds great, experts like Tamara Kneese from Data & Society warn that trusting PG&E with generative AI in a nuclear setting deserves serious scrutiny. It’s giving major “what could possibly go wrong” energy.

Stay tuned, because this nuclear-AI collaboration is just getting started, and we’re here for the potential tech drama.