Artificial intelligence is the key to unlocking fusion reactions

The idea of deploying artificial intelligence comes from scientists working at the U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. This is in relation to the safe operation of future fusion reactors. Matters of concern for physicists center on the timely prediction of disruptions such as the sudden loss of control of the hot, charged plasma that fuels the reactions. The process of nuclear fusion involves a reaction whereby two or more atomic nuclei come close enough to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons). The difference in mass between the reactants and products is manifested as the release of large amounts of energy.