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AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react

Source: FlexChar · Published Sep 6, 2026, 9:28 AM

In Science, FlexChar puts this story at the center of the day: Princeton researchers have tested an AI system that can monitor and control fusion plasma in milliseconds, reacting far faster than a human operator. In one experiment, it predicted a damaging instability about 200 milliseconds before it appeared and adjusted the plasma to stop i FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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