Inside the White House meeting on its AI Genesis Mission

Radical AI’s CEO, who participated in the meeting, said there was a goal-oriented, partnership-driven focus for Genesis Mission and the ways it can change how AI and science work together.

A total of 24 private sector companies have signed on to work in tandem with the Department of Energy to advance its artificial intelligence-advancing Genesis Mission, following a meeting on Thursday morning at the White House with Energy and industry leaders. 

The participating companies will partner with national laboratories — which are overseen by Energy — to form a new American Science and Security Platform, an initiative that aims to harness new AI systems solely for scientific advancement. 

Major tech players are included in the initiative, such as AMD, Anthropic, xAI, AWS, OpenAI, Oracle, Dell, IBM and Microsoft. Smaller companies with a narrower focus on developing AI tools for research in domains like materials science, chemistry and engineering were also included ...