The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced more than $320 million in funding to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities under the Genesis Mission. This investment is part of President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cut and other DOE appropriations aimed at advancing AI initiatives for scientific research.
According to DOE Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil, “Thanks to President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cut, the Department of Energy is proud to advance AI investments to ensure American technological leadership and accelerate scientific discovery. By investing in the American Science Cloud and the Transformational AI Model Consortium we are creating the foundational technologies and AI-ready data sets that will enable the success of the Genesis Mission.”
The new funding will support four main initiatives:
– The American Science Cloud (AmSC), which will serve as a central platform for hosting and distributing AI models and scientific data, supporting collaboration among national laboratories, industry, and research partners.
– The Transformational AI Models Consortium (ModCon), focused on developing self-improving AI models using DOE’s resources to address challenges across science, engineering, and energy fields.
– Fourteen projects dedicated to robotics, automated laboratories, and autonomous control systems intended to modernize laboratory environments through advanced automation.
– Thirty-seven foundational AI awards designed to curate large datasets and develop robust AI models validated for scientific use. These projects aim to help researchers analyze massive datasets from experiments and simulations, leading to new discoveries.
The department expects these efforts will help secure U.S. energy leadership, strengthen national security, and increase productivity in science over the next decade.
For additional information about specific projects or details on the Genesis Mission’s initiatives, interested parties can visit the official Genesis Mission website.
