Trump launches ‘Genesis Mission’ to supercharge US scientific AI innovation

President Donald Trump launches "Genesis Mission" in attempt to accelerate AI development for scientific discovery using federal and private partnerships.

Vice President JD Vance, left, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, right, in Greenland while honoring the 55th anniversary of Earth Day 2025.  (Reuters)

Additionally, the executive order instructs the Department of Energy and national labs to create an integrated platform aimed at expediting scientific discovery, in an attempt to connect AI capability with scientists, engineers, technical staff, and the labs’ scientific instruments, according to a White House official.

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Trump hinted an effort like this was in the works during the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum Wednesday in Washington, where he said the U.S. would work "to build the largest, most powerful, most innovative AI ecosystem in the world."

The Trump administration is prepping an executive order that would instruct the Justice Department to sue states that adopt their own laws that would regulate AI.  (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images, left, and MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images, right.)

Trump appeared to address the initiative at the U.S-Saudi Investment Forum as well, claiming that a series of AI regulations imposed at the state level would prove a "disaster."

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"And we are going to work it so that you’ll have a one approval process to not have to go through 50 states," Trump said. 

Fox News’ Amanda Macias and Dennis Collins contributed to this report. 

Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House. 

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