Artificial intelligence (AI) could now speed the development of safe, clean and virtually limitless fusion energy for generating electricity. A major step in this direction is under way at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University, where a team of scientists is for the first time applying deep learning — a powerful new version of AI — to forecast sudden disruptions that can halt fusion reactions. The use of artificial intelligence is exploding across the sciences and is the most intriguing area of scientific growth right now.

Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Development of Limitless Fusion Energy