Jeff Brumfield
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They got millions of views, even though there were no large celebrations.
Then came the deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE officer.
On X, users asked the AI chatbot Grok to unmask the agent.
Grok produced an AI image that was purely speculative.
Nevertheless, it spread like wildfire.
Darren Linville runs the media forensics hub at Clemson University.
As long as people expect to see the news immediately, he says these AI fakes will keep spreading.
The reactor pilot program is for new reactor designs.
A company called Valor Atomics is one of the participants.
CEO Isaiah Taylor says it's just what the industry needs.
But critics like former nuclear regulator Allison McFarland warn the program is moving too quickly.
The Department of Energy, which runs the program, says safety is a top priority.
It hopes they have at least three reactors running by July 4th.
Good morning, Michelle.
It's called the Reactor Pilot Program, and it's fast-tracking 11 brand-new reactor designs by nuclear startup companies.
The goal here is to have at least three running by the nation's 250th birthday on July 4, 2026.
And to say that's ambitious is like really an understatement.
Nuclear reactors normally take years to build.