Google Backs Australian University’s Push to Speed Up Fusion Energy Research With AI
Google-backed software aims to speed up fusion research, as scientists work to overcome the hurdles to commercial electricity generation.
TL;DR
- The Australian National University (ANU) received funding from Google.org for fusion energy software upgrades.
- The project will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the SPEC software, used worldwide for plasma modeling in fusion research.
- Professor Matthew Hole is leading the project at ANU.
- The funding is part of Google.org's Plasma Code Modernisation and AI-Assisted Fusion Simulation Awards initiative.
- This initiative aims to help scientists design and analyze future fusion energy devices using AI and advanced computing.
- Record sums are being invested in fusion energy, though it has not yet produced commercial electricity.