Princeton's PACMAN framework can predict and prevent plasma instabilities in a tokamak roughly 200 milliseconds before they develop. The more important story isn't its speed: AI can be given real control over a machine without being allowed to change its physical safety limits.
The U.S. House passed a bill aimed at preventing data center infrastructure costs from being shifted onto ordinary ratepayers by a 417–3 vote. A day later, an attempt to fast-track it through the Senate by unanimous consent was blocked. The numbers explain the broad agreement; the mechanism shows why the underlying problem is far from settled.
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