Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have announced that a new artificial intelligence (AI) model accurately predicted the results of a nuclear fusion experiment conducted in 2022. The model correctly assigned a probability greater than 70 percent that ignition was likely in that experiment. This outdid existing supercomputer approaches while also offering researchers a more precise way to predict outcomes in a field of research with limited data. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

At present, the nuclear power we produce comes from fission reactions. This involves colliding neutrons into larger atoms, which forces them to split into smaller atoms that also release additional neutrons. These neutrons then

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