[ GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — March 28, 2026 ] — CERN is using extremely small, custom large language models physically burned into silicon chips to perform real-time filtering of the enormous data generated by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). LHC tunnel and detectors OVERVIEW Proton collision in LHC detector The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) generates an extraordinary volume of raw data — approximately 40,000 exabytes per year, equivalent to roughly one quarter of the entire current internet. During pe...