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Batpred

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Topic starter 19/10/2025 1:51 pm

We got on a sidetrack elsewhere but best to create it here.

As far as I am concerned, not having all eggs in one basket is a good thing if possible, for such a big prize.

So a big push forward is happening in the north of England, @transparent shared it

Apologies in advance if some are not easily able to get involved in the one below...

I am not sure why, but some of this keeps being pushed my way, so here it goes something about the nuclear fusion plant being built in south France

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30/10/2025 10:08 pm

From the time I was a physics undergraduate it’s been 25 years off. I’ve now retired and it’s still 25 years off.

So it’s had a lot of investment thrown at it over the last few years, starting with public funded research but recently with private money hoping to make a killing.

Research great, necessary to find out what is possible but I suspect it’ll be 25 years off for many years yet.

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Topic starter 01/11/2025 1:51 am

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Research great, necessary to find out what is possible but I suspect it’ll be 25 years off for many years yet.

Ai used to be the same. But then it started delivery of real cases 5-7 years ago and it accelerated massively.

Hopefully that will help solve the fusion technical issues in the next few years..

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01/11/2025 10:34 am

Posted by: @batpred

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Posted by: @judith

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Research great, necessary to find out what is possible but I suspect it’ll be 25 years off for many years yet.

Ai used to be the same. But then it started delivery of real cases 5-7 years ago and it accelerated massively.

Hopefully that will help solve the fusion technical issues in the next few years..

I dont think that fusion which is as flaky as current AI would satisfy safety requirements!

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Topic starter 01/11/2025 10:09 pm

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Posted by: @batpred

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Ai used to be the same. But then it started delivery of real cases 5-7 years ago and it accelerated massively.

Hopefully that will help solve the fusion technical issues in the next few years..

I dont think that fusion which is as flaky as current AI would satisfy safety requirements!