On July 22, Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, announced that multiple federal agencies have committed to allocating over $5 billion to the Department of Energy's coordinated 'Genesis Mission' program, leveraging AI technology to accelerate foundational scientific research. This move signifies that the US administration is accelerating the reshaping of the federal research funding allocation model, with a focus on supporting AI-enabled projects and independent researchers.
