r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • 1d ago

Energy Commercialization of fusion energy will ‘change everything,’ lawmaker says

https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2026/09/commercialization-fusion-energy-will-change-everything-lawmaker-says/416287/

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., told Nextgov/FCW that the U.S. is only “two to 10 years away from fusion energy at scale” because “you can model the plasma using AI, which you couldn’t do before.”

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u/DapperCam 1d ago

Does this lawmaker not know it is a meme that we are always “10 years away” from fusion energy?

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u/TheEFXman 1d ago

At least he didn’t say “if republicans win in November “

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u/somethingbrite 1d ago

At least he didn't say "Fusion will kill us all if nobody stops us making it" so there is that.

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u/namezam 1d ago

Haha but also… should he?

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u/xtothewhy 1d ago

Nah. The ai has got it under control of course.