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The Fusion Race Heats Up

The Fusion Race Heats Up
(Damien Jemison/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Public Domain)
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Nobody is saying it, but the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning may be springboarding the increased intensity of the competition for nuclear fusion—which many are now saying is far less than “30 years away.” The burning question among the few who are fully aware of the stakes in this race is “Who will get there first?” coupled with “Does first matter more than best?”

Duggan Flanakin
Duggan Flanakin
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Duggan Flanakin is a senior policy analyst at the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow who writes on a wide variety of public policy issues.