President Donald Trump on Nov. 24 signed an executive order launching the Genesis Mission, a national initiative that aims to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform how scientific research is conducted with the goal of accelerating scientific discovery. The executive order specifically charges the secretary of the Department of Energy to leverage National Laboratories to “build an integrated AI platform to harness Federal scientific datasets.” It also tasks the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios, with coordinating the national initiative across key federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Institutes of Health. The mission is set to identify and address at least 20 science and technology challenges of national importance, with progress will be reported to the president within a year and annually thereafter.
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