AI giants are one big mistake away from catastrophe. They could learn a lot from the nuclear industry.

AI firms face collective fallout from dangerous system failures, prompting proposals to adopt safety frameworks from the nuclear industry. Historical bodies like the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations demonstrate how rival organizations can audit each other and share technical standards. This gives managers and policy analysts a practical precedent for blending private peer review with public authority.

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