What is the future outlook of the SRO role with the impact of SMR's and AI?

[Lweden]

Hello, I am a 15 year old and I am passionate about entering the nuclear operator field. I have a few questions regarding the field.

1. The release of SMRs in the United States seem to be projected to be released at around 2030-2040, I was wondering; how will this impact the role of a SRO/RO negatively or positively? Will the need of reactor operators decrease in coming years?

2. I have a similar question but regarding AI, will AI negatively affect the role of a reactor operator, if so, in what way? In other words, is the field "AI resistant"?

3. Is there going to be a demand in reactor operators in the future or a decline? I heard that its projected to decline in the next decade, but I also hear that their is a retirement wave coming out of the field, meaning more job openings.

I appreciate any answers.
Thank you,
- LW

[GLW]

so,.....
at a high school, near Baltimore, on or about May 22nd, 2025, surveillance AI mistook a bag of chips for a gun and a high school student was "detained" by several responding LEOs with lethal weapons drawn,...
I think we have a long way to go before we trust nuclear fission to AI,...

or fusion for that matter,....