PODCAST SUMMARY
It’s a technological revolution that is deeply transforming the world and industry in profound ways. Artificial Intelligence is a true game-changer. The global AI market was already worth 280 billion dollars in 2024 – and is expected to be ten times higher within the next decade.
But this revolution is not happening on its own. It is intertwined with the nuclear revolution. On one side, AI is supporting the development of nuclear energy. It helps deliver programmes faster, makes existing plants more efficient, and thereby contributes to meeting the challenges of the energy transition.
On the other hand, nuclear energy supports the development of AI. The technology is increasingly power-hungry. Data centres, in particular, require a reliable and readily available energy source that is also low-carbon to meet the challenges of the energy transition. Nuclear power plants meet this need.
There are therefore strong synergies between AI and nuclear energy - and that’s what we’ll be exploring in this episode of Switch On.
Robert Plana
Chief Technology Officer
Robert Plana has over 30 years of experience in R&D, innovation, and digital transformation. He began his career as a professor specialising in IoT and played a key role in introducing the concept of cyber-physical systems. He later held senior research management positions at CNRS, ANR, and the Ministry of Higher Education before moving into industry, where he contributed to innovation programmes in both start-ups and major companies such as Alstom and GE Digital, with a focus on AI, digital twins, and predictive maintenance. Since 2017, he has served as CTO at Assystem, leading innovation and digital transformation and advancing the integration of big data, AI, and systems engineering for critical infrastructures.
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