The White House announced the launch of Genesis Mission, a national artificial intelligence platform compared to the Manhattan Project.

President Trump said the initiative aims to mobilize a nationwide effort to maintain US leadership in the global artificial intelligence competition.

Program scope

The program will create a unified federal AI platform built on the United States’ scientific data repositories, and the world’s largest collection.

It is intended to support training of foundational models, automate research workflows and accelerate breakthroughs across energy, materials, biotech, quantum and semiconductors.

Leadership and responsibilities

The Department of Energy received authority to lead the mission, aligning federal computing resources and overseeing secure access to research data.

DOE will also be tasked with preparing industry-specific AI models to support applied research and technology development across relevant sectors.

Context and next steps

The White House framed the program as a coordinated national effort, aiming to combine public data, computing power and research communities.

Officials did not publish a detailed timeline or budget in the announcement, and further guidance will likely outline deployment and governance procedures.

Potential applications

Officials highlighted applications spanning basic scientific discovery, industrial innovation and national security missions without specifying concrete programs or partners.

The administration said Genesis Mission intends to integrate federal datasets and computing capacity to reduce barriers for researchers and private developers.