White House steers $5 billion toward AI research in biggest federal science overhaul in 80 years

The US federal government has allocated over $5 billion to the Genesis Mission, an initiative led by the Energy Department to accelerate scientific research using AI, funding 278 projects from more than 5,000 applications. The program involves over 15 federal agencies and includes a major $60 million project on AI-assisted nuclear reactor design. A new report urges a shift in federal research funding towards AI-driven systems and individual scientists.