Great Sky tests superconducting artificial intelligence chip
American hardware company Great Sky announced the success of a research trial for an artificial intelligence processor relying on superconducting electronic circuits and optical communication to process nuclear fusion data. The tests were conducted in collaboration with researchers from U.S. national laboratories at a processing speed of one million samples per second.
China races to build fusion reactors
The accelerating artificial intelligence boom is driving the People’s Republic of China to fast-track capital investments in building nuclear fusion and small modular reactors to secure the massive electrical supplies required to power its expanding national network of hyperscale data centers, in a frantic race reshaping global energy balances and technological sovereignty against the United States.