A math undergraduate from the University of Waterloo, Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, constructed a miniature fusion reactor, known as a fusor, in his bedroom. He completed the project over several weeks, utilizing the Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI assistant from Anthropic, which he provided with relevant data. In a series of tweets, he detailed the entire process of building the reactor from start to finish.
Show notes:
(00:00) This is an unusual episode
(01:20) Welcome HudZah to the show!
(01:35) Who is HudZah?
(02:35) Using AI tools natively
(03:49) Using Claude to build an MVP in one minute - Page Summarizer project as an example
(05:12) What is a nuclear fusor?
(06:10) Does Hudzah have any prior knowledge to build a nuclear fusor?
(07:10) Why build a nuclear fusor in your dorm room?
(08:40) Using Claude to build the nuclear fusor
(11:18) Week to week progress
(13:50) Is building a nuclear fusor safe? 3 ways to die!
(16:00) Why use Claude Sonnet? Power of Projects in Claude.
(18:50) Trusting your AI model and why is it ok
(20:40) Feature requests for Claude
(21:45) What’s next in the process to build a fusor?
(22:50) How are people reacting?
(23:10) Tyler, if you’re watching, please fund Hudzah!
(24:40) How are people using AI tools natively?
(28:48) Learning from kids
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