[Submitted on 11 Aug 2025] Title:The DNA of nuclear models: How AI predicts nuclear masses View a PDF of the paper titled The DNA of nuclear models: How AI predicts nuclear masses, by Kate A. Richardson and 2 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Obtaining high-precision predictions of nuclear masses, or equivalently nuclear binding energies, $E_b$, remains an important goal in nuclear-physics research.