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The tech-broification of American science has officially begun

The tech-broification of American science has officially begun

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Trump’s science adviser Michael Kratsios has no science background. | Image: Getty / The Verge The Trump administration unveiled the first "Genesis Mission" grants on Thursday, directing $5 billion toward hundreds of AI-driven science projects in an effort the White House has described as "comparable in urgency and amb

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Trump’s science adviser Michael Kratsios has no science background. | Image: Getty / The Verge The Trump administration unveiled the first "Genesis Mission" grants on Thursday, directing $5 billion toward hundreds of AI-driven science projects in an effort the White House has described as "comparable in urgency and ambition to the Manhattan Project." At roughly the same time, Trump's science adviser Michael Kratsios was on Capitol Hill selling lawmakers on an equally grandiose promise: " A New Golden Age " of American science, one that would prioritize artificial intelligence, robotics, and nuclear energy and downplay life sciences.

Taken together, the two announcements offer the clearest picture yet of how Donald Trump wants to remak … Read the full story at The Verge.

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