White House and DOE Detail $5 Billion Genesis Mission to Double U.S. Research Productivity With AI

The White House and DOE jointly detailed the Genesis Mission on July 22, 2026: a $5 billion, 15-agency initiative aiming to double American research productivity through AI. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced 278 funded AI-for-science projects, selected from over 5,000 proposals. Challenge domains span health care, energy, defense, quantum computing, and materials science.