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Trump announces more than $6 billion in scientific research plans, and 11 companies commit $2.4 billion in AI resources
The White House recently announced a cross-disciplinary scientific research strategy with a total budget of more than US$6 billion, focusing on four major directions: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology research and talent cultivation. The funding composition involves government finance, corporate investment, joint support from universities and charitable organizations. In the specific implementation, 11 technology companies have made substantial commitments to the "Genesis Plan", investing a total of US$2.4 billion in AI tools and computing power resources. Among them, Nvidia committed US$1 billion, AMD contributed US$500 million, and OpenAI, Anthropic and Google committed US$200 million, US$150 million and US$150 million respectively. The plan will provide technical support to more than 15 federal departments. Its core goal is to accelerate scientific and technological innovation in key areas such as energy, medical care and aerospace by integrating AI technology, supercomputer computing power and government scientific research databases. It is worth noting that this plan is advancing simultaneously with the previously announced US$1.8 billion virtual biology project. George...