The Enduring Value of the Nuclear Engineer in the Age of Expanding AI
We are entering an era in which artificial intelligence can generate code faster than any engineer, run parametric sweeps in seconds, synthesize regulatory documentation automatically, and couple multiphysics solvers with minimal human input. I find that genuinely exciting. And I also think most commentary about what this means for engineers in high-consequence fields — nuclear engineering among them — is either catastrophically pessimistic or naively dismissive. The truth is more interesting than either position. ...