Student surprises the world by building a nuclear reactor at home following an Artificial Intelligence tutorial

A Canadian student revolutionizes by using Generative Artificial Intelligence to build a nuclear reactor at home. Learn how a nuclear fusion reactor can be built.

While most people use Artificial Intelligence for simple tasks, such as creating images, videos or even spreading fake news, a student went further and used technology to build a nuclear fusion reactor at home — one of humanity’s greatest ambitions. This impressive initiative raises questions about the potential of AI in advanced fields of science. In this article, you will understand how this student managed to achieve such a feat and what it means for the future of nuclear energy and the use of Artificial Intelligence.

‘Homemade’ nuclear fusion reactor can reach 15,000 Volts

Currently, the entire world is racing to build a nuclear fusion reactor to generate clean and unlimited energy. In this race, with big billionaires and industries financing various projects, a student from Canada has started a revolution right from his bedroom.

Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, a mathematics student at the University of Waterloo in Canada, accomplished the incredible feat of building a nuclear reactor at home following a tutorial using generative Artificial Intelligence.

The feat is surprising because Nazoordeen had no prior experience in assembling equipment, much less nuclear fission. With the help of Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude, the student was able to build a nuclear reactor at home spending only US$2,000 to purchase assembly parts.

The process of building the nuclear fusion reactor with Artificial Intelligence lasted a month, with each week focusing on specific assembly steps. The student spent the first week studying the components to assemble the reactor. The second week was the time to assemble the main camera and the rectifier circuit, which converts electrical currents.

With the assembly of the reactor structure complete, the third week consisted of integrating a neon signal transformer, which transforms medium voltages into voltages reaching 15,000 Volts, to generate energy.

Student seeks partnerships to build a more powerful nuclear reactor

With the help of Artificial Intelligence Claude, the student was able to check the circuit connections using a microcontroller to develop a pressure system using a vacuum transducer. In the fourth week, the nuclear fusion reactor was operating at a pressure of 25 microns, thanks to the help of the Claude chatbot version 3.5 Sonnet.

However, even after building a nuclear reactor, it was unable to reach the temperature to start nuclear fusion.

However, the student’s work shows how generative AI can contribute to scientific creations. In addition, the student stated that he intends to continue working on the project.

Now, Nazoordeen is seeking a partnership to finance a fusor, the device that uses an electric field to heat ions. The student detailed the entire process of creating the nuclear reactor on X (formerly Twitter), showing the chats with the AI ​​and the instructions he received, but now it is no longer possible to see it, since the social network has been banned in Brazil.

Understand the importance of a nuclear fusion reactor

A nuclear fusion reactor will bring many benefits, such as generating extraordinary energy, not producing nuclear waste, and easily obtainable raw materials. Nuclear fusion reactions are those that occur inside stars, such as the sun, in which two smaller atomic nuclei join together to form a larger and more stable atomic nucleus.

However, the most important aspect of this type of nuclear reaction is the amount of energy released. To give you an idea, just a small fraction would provide enough energy to sustain the entire world’s energy demand for a year. That is why many scientists dream of being able to harness the energy released in nuclear fusion reactions.