Towards an AI Observatory for the Nuclear Sector: A tool for anticipatory governance
Computers and Society
2025-04-18 v1 Artificial Intelligence
Physics and Society
Abstract
AI models are rapidly becoming embedded in all aspects of nuclear energy research and work but the safety, security, and safeguards consequences of this embedding are not well understood. In this paper, we call for the creation of an anticipatory system of governance for AI in the nuclear sector as well as the creation of a global AI observatory as a means for operationalizing anticipatory governance. The paper explores the contours of the nuclear AI observatory and an anticipatory system of governance by drawing on work in science and technology studies, public policy, and foresight studies.
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@article{arxiv.2504.12358,
title = {Towards an AI Observatory for the Nuclear Sector: A tool for anticipatory governance},
author = {Aditi Verma and Elizabeth Williams},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.12358},
year = {2025}
}
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Presented at the Sociotechnical AI Governance Workshop at CHI 2025, Yokohama