CERN and Mistral plan an AI foundation model for particle physics

CERN and French AI company Mistral signed a statement of intent on 15 October to build a “Large Physics Model“, which CERN calls the first foundation model for collider physics. It will be trained on simulated Large Hadron Collider data to help reconstruct and identify particles. No budget or timeline was disclosed.

CERN and Mistral plan to build an AI model for particle physics, the European lab said on Thursday. The two signed a statement of intent for a long-term…