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Great Sky, National Labs Explore Superconducting AI for Plasma Control

US national laboratories team up with Great Sky to engineer superconducting chips for fusion plasma

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards··United States
Great Sky, National Labs Explore Superconducting AI for Plasma Control

Great Sky has entered into a research partnership with several US national laboratories to design superconducting artificial intelligence chips engineered for fusion reactor environments. The project seeks to build processors capable of real-time sensing and plasma management that operate significantly faster than conventional silicon chips. Participating research bodies include Brookhaven National Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and the DIII-D National Fusion Facility.

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