The optimist in me sees AI as a path to fusion thus having the energy to undo at least some of the damage done via co2 sequestration etc.
The pessimist in me sees every other outcome
The pessimist in me sees every other outcome
2. Designs require advanced simulations which benefit from AI both in building the simulations and running them.
3. Material science benefits from models learning how particles interact and materials behave in certain conditions so we can predict which materials are worth producing.
These are odd the top of my head and I'm not a fusion physicist. There's probably a lot more examples.