White House science report calls for scaling national AI-for-science infrastructure

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a report titled “Science: A New Golden Age” on July 21, 2026, calling for the United States to expand national infrastructure for AI-driven scientific research.

The report recommends that the federal government fully fund and scale the Genesis Mission. It also proposes developing domain-specific scientific foundation models and high-value datasets, alongside investments in AI-enabled verification systems and autonomous laboratories.

The recommendations matter because they could shift a substantial share of federal research priorities and infrastructure toward AI-native scientific discovery. If implemented, the proposals could influence government funding, work at national laboratories, the development of specialized foundation models and the construction of automated research facilities. The United States Department of Energy is among the entities potentially affected by this direction.

The report’s release and its recommendations are confirmed by the supplied White House materials. However, the package does not establish that every recommendation has been adopted or funded. Specific funding levels, implementation timelines, agency allocations and the eventual scale of the proposed infrastructure remain uncertain.