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The superconducting ECR ion source VENUS is pictured with an AI-generated, cartoon, eight-armed computer that appears to be making adjustments to the source. Arms missing hands and the fact that the existing hands are all doing things not useful to source operation inspire questions of AI/ML’s readiness for either quality image generation or ion source operation. Close-up view of an array of cubic, pale crystals held in a copper framework. The structure is composed of multiple repeating units arranged in a symmetrical, grid-like pattern, with small white spacers at the intersections. A white male in a black top and beige pants lowers equipment into a hole in the snow and ice. A white woman with brown hair and a blue and black shirt and a white man with brown hair and a black shirt in front of a grey background. Gold ion collision snapshot in the STAR detector Pipes and cables on the exterior of the large blue STAR detector. Image depicting elements on playing cards overlayed over a representation of the periodic table. A group of five people (two women and three men) stand next to a large, spherical scientific machine. Two people surrounded by a large aluminum sphere with dozens of cables. Two people in safety glasses hold glass beakers containing ball-and-stick models of nobelium molecules. They are surrounded by lab equipment that includes wires, foil-wrapped cables, metal apparatuses, and a computer screen showing data. Images of molecules are projected on the ceiling panels.