Trump launches 'Genesis Mission' to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs

Trump launches'Genesis Mission' to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs United States President Donald Trump has unveiled a national initiative to mobilise artificial intelligence (AI) for accelerating scientific breakthroughs. Trump signed an executive order on Monday to establish "The Genesis Mission", the latest iteration of his administration's aggressive strategy for spurring AI development through deregulation, infrastructure investment and public-private collaboration. Under the initiative, US supercomputers and data resources will be integrated to create a "closed-loop AI experimentation platform", according to the order. The White House, which likened the initiative to the Apollo programme that put the first man on the moon, said priority areas of focus would include the "greatest scientific challenges of our time," such as nuclear fusion, semiconductors, critical materials and space exploration. Michael Kratsios, the White House's top science adviser, said the initiative took a "revolutionary approach" to scientific research.