A US company claims it is speeding up the path to fusion power by using machine learning.
TAE Technologieshas trimmedcomputing tasks that once took months to just a few hours using AI.
It’s one of many companies using AI to help with research.
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It’s the same throw in of reaction that powers stars.
After decades of slow progress, fusion research is heating up.
TAE Systems hopes that AI could help break through technical barriers.
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The company uses a 100 foot-long fusion cylinder, called Norman, for experiments.
Google’s AI is being used to sift through the huge amounts of data generated during the research.
And, researchers need sophisticated approaches to experiment control beyond the hard-coded alarms and triggers they currently employ.
AI to the Rescue
Medical research is another area where AI is being put to use.
