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AI Efficiency Could Cost Us the Next Generation of Experts.

IEEE Spectrum AIIndependent reporting·
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An engineer who led controls design for a U.S. nuclear plant's full digital-control system argues that AI efficiency may deprive future workers of the hands-on experience needed to become experts.

Why it matters: If AI takes over tasks that once built human expertise, the pipeline for developing the next generation of experts may weaken.

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“A little over a decade ago, I led the controls design for a first-of-its-kind full digital-control system for a U.S. nuclear plant.”
IEEE Spectrum AI, 02 Sept 2026, 13:00.

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