​The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission recognizes the growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and anticipates increased use of AI in NRC-regulated activities. To support this growing interest, the NRC published an AI Strategic Plan to focus on AI technologies with potential application to the nuclear industry. For emergency preparedness (EP) and incident response, AI has tremendous potential to enhance decisionmaking and facilitate performance of EP functions. This presentation will discuss the NRC’s strategic approach to AI and demonstrate, through practical examples, the power of AI to inform EP and enhance incident response.​