Trump's AI 'Genesis Mission' emerges from Land of Confusion

President Trump's "Genesis Mission" is taking shape with the award of more than $320 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) to advance AI in scientific research.

The agency disclosed four initiatives, which it says will begin the process of building an integrated American Science and Security Platform, described as a "discovery engine" to boost the productivity and impact of American science and engineering investments within a decade.

Trump's Genesis Mission was announced last month in an executive order that called for a nationwide AI initiative, comparable in scope to the Manhattan Project, to give the country's technological leadership a shot in the arm.

It is intended to cover areas including fusion energy and new materials, plus quantum computing and drug discovery.

At the time, the DOE said it was aiming to create a discovery platform by linking together the supercomputers and other facilities from its 17 ...