"The Genesis Mission will aim to develop an AI platform using federal government datasets to train scientific foundation models. The executive order also calls for the creation of AI agents capable of testing new hypotheses, automating research workflows, and ultimately delivering scientific breakthroughs. Among the goals of the initiative is to "secure energy dominance," using machine learning to try to solve problems around making nuclear fusion work as well as grid modernization to provide enough energy to meet anticipated future demand."
"Although Trump's executive order gives Secretary of Energy Chris Wright responsibility for implementing Genesis, he has delegated this to his under-secretary for science, Dr Darío Gil, a former senior VP and director of research at IBM. The DOE says it will build an integrated discovery platform by linking together the supercomputers and other facilities at its 17 National Laboratories with industry and academia drawing on the expertise of roughly 40,000 scientists, engineers, and technical staff."
President Trump ordered the launch of the Genesis Mission, a nationwide AI initiative framed as urgent and ambitious as the Manhattan Project. The mission will develop an AI platform using federal government datasets to train scientific foundation models and create AI agents to test hypotheses, automate research workflows, and deliver breakthroughs. The initiative prioritizes securing energy dominance, applying machine learning to nuclear fusion challenges and grid modernization to meet future demand. The Department of Energy will lead the effort through its 17 National Laboratories. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright delegated implementation authority to under‑secretary for science Dr Darío Gil. No new funding was specified; the DOE appears expected to use existing budgets.
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