AI system
- System
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Next Step Fusion reinforcement-learning plasma controller
- Model
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Not assessed
- Release
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Not assessed
- Application developer
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Next Step Fusion
- Role
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Not assessed
- Configuration
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Not assessed
- Inputs and outputs
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Not assessed
- Autonomy
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Not assessed
- Workflow
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The account does not separately establish the conditions responsible for the benefit.
- Human oversight
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Not assessed
- Relation to AI
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A reinforcement-learning policy controls plasma parameters from sensor and actuator data, reducing dependence on intermediate reconstructions in the experimental controller.
- AI contribution
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A reinforcement-learning policy controls plasma parameters from sensor and actuator data, reducing dependence on intermediate reconstructions in the experimental controller.
Benefits
- Outcome identifiers
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Not assessed
- Benefit
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Next Step Fusion reports that reinforcement learning controlled plasma parameters at DIII-D during 2023–24 and improved controller training. Energy benefits remain future-facing.
- Category
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Improved Organizational Efficiency
- Status
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Reported and intended benefits
- Beneficiary groups
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Organizations. Society.
- Beneficiaries
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Not assessed
- Reach
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Not assessed
- Distribution and access
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Not assessed
- Duration
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Not assessed
- Expected?
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Yes
- Costs and harms
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Not assessed
Measurement
- Studies
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Not assessed
- Study design
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Not assessed
- Measurement
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Not assessed
- Setting and sample
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Not assessed
- Measures
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Results
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Not assessed
- Additional value from AI
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Not assessed
- Limitations
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Not assessed
- Denominators
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Not assessed
- Materials for replication
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Not assessed
Money
- Kind of value
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Not assessed
- Amount
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Not assessed
- Currency and prices
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Not assessed
- Period and unit
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Not assessed
- Realization
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Not assessed
- Recipients and payers
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Not assessed
- Gross or net
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Not assessed
- Included costs
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Method
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Not assessed
- Return and payback
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Not assessed
People and places
- Participants
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Developer: Next Step Fusion. Operator: DIII-D National Fusion Facility research program.
- Jurisdictions
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Benefit: DIII-D National Fusion Facility.
- Ownership and control
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Not assessed
- Dependencies
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Not assessed
- Cross-border connections
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Not assessed
- Geopolitical implications
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Not assessed
Follow-up
- Conditions for replication
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Tokamak diagnostic and actuator data. Control evaluation within a fusion research facility.
- Replication attempts
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Not assessed
- Later findings
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Not assessed
- Availability
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Not assessed
- Institutional decision
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Not assessed
- Grounds
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Not assessed
- Action and result
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Not assessed
- Success criterion
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Not assessed
Evidence
- Source numbers
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AIBD-0484-source-0001
- Citations
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Numbered references below.
- Language
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Not assessed
- Source relationships
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Developer
- Original evidence
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Not assessed
- Access and versions
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Not assessed
- Supported findings
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Not assessed
- Evidence links
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Not assessed
- Evidence strength
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Not assessed
- Missing evidence
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Not assessed
Grades
- Assessed benefits
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Organizations. Society.
- Depth
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Organizations: 2. Society: Not assessed.
- Reasons
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Organizations: Next Step Fusion reports experimental plasma-parameter control at DIII-D and more efficient controller training. Commercial fusion output remains unestablished. Society: Reliable clean energy remains a future application; delivered energy and climate benefits are unknown.
- Observed or intended
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Reported and intended benefits
- Rubric
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Not assessed
- Assessor and date
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Not assessed
- Alternative assessments
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Not assessed
- Fill
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The makers' claim
Entry details
- Kind
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Not assessed
- Related entries
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Not assessed
- Field
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Manufacturing.
- Purpose
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Improve plasma control for fusion research and future reactors.
- Dates
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Source information as of: June 2025. Updated: 22 October 2026.
- Stage
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Not assessed
- Version
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SHA-256: dbd58213a131…
References
- Other identifiers
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ITU AI for Good: Innovate for Impact (2025). ITU-101.
- Category mappings
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Not assessed
- Brief
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Not assessed
- Revisions
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1 revisions. Latest: 22 October 2026.