Trump presses the "Genesis" nuclear button, and the AI Manhattan Project is officially launched.

Trump officially signed the "Genesis Mission", kicking off the AI version of the "Manhattan Project"! The core task is led by the U.S. Department of Energy, rallying the nation's supercomputing resources and federal data, vowing to build the "American Science and Security Platform". Targeting six crucial areas such as nuclear fusion, chips, and biotechnology, it mandates the establishment of a closed - loop AI research system within 9 months.

On November 24, 2025, at the White House, Trump officially signed, and the "Genesis Mission" was officially launched!

This is a major executive order likened to the "AI Manhattan Project".

The core goal of this plan is: to accelerate scientific breakthroughs through the use of AI!

The action plan is led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), utilizing national supercomputers and federal scientific data to build a brand - new "American Science and Security Platform (ASSP)".

It is not only a major shift in U.S. science and technology policy but also an ambitious "war cry".

The White House explicitly compares this mission to the "Manhattan Project" during World War II in the document, aiming to mobilize all U.S. R & D resources to establish global hegemony in the field of AI - driven scientific discovery.

This level of resource integration and mobilization is of historical significance.

According to Carl Coe, the chief of staff of the Department of Energy, who revealed at an energy conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, the current Trump administration has elevated the strategic level of the AI competition to be on par with the "Manhattan Project" or the U.S. - Soviet space race.

Core Goal: Win the Global AI Technology Competition

The executive order states clearly at the beginning: The United States is in a fierce competition for global technological dominance.

The core logic of the "Genesis Mission" is - to use AI to accelerate scientific discovery.

The U.S. government believes that the current challenges require a historic national action.

This mission will be led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), integrating the forces of national laboratories, top universities, and private enterprises.

Its ultimate goals are very clear:

Accelerate scientific breakthroughs

Strengthen national security

Ensure energy dominance

Multiply the return on taxpayers' R & D investment

Build the "American Science and Security Platform"

To support this grand vision, the executive order requires the establishment of the "American Science and Security Platform".

This is not just a software system but the "digital infrastructure" for future U.S. scientific research.

The platform will integrate:

The world's largest federal scientific dataset: accumulated through decades of investment by the U.S. government.

Supercomputing resources: including supercomputers in DOE national laboratories and cloud - based AI computing power.

AI agents: used for automating research workflows, proposing new hypotheses, and validating experimental results.

Robot laboratories: robotic/automated laboratories + production tools to support AI - led experiments and manufacturing.

Six Major Battlefronts: Determine the Future National Fortune

The U.S. Department of Energy is required to propose at least 20 "national challenges" within 60 days.

The executive order clearly lists at least 20 scientific and technological challenges of national importance and designates the first six priority areas for conquest:

🏭Advanced Manufacturing

🧬Biotechnology

💎Critical Materials

⚛️Nuclear Fission and Fusion Energy

💻Quantum Information Science

🔌Semiconductors and Microelectronics

This means that in the future, the U.S. AI computing power will be tilted towards these areas, striving for a qualitative leap in energy independence and hardware manufacturing.

Rapid Advancement: The Countdown Has Begun

Different from the previous lengthy bureaucratic processes, the Trump administration has set a highly pressing schedule for the "Genesis Mission":

Within 60 days: Propose at least 20 "national challenges", forming a national challenge list.

Within 90 days: Take stock of the situation and determine a complete list of all available computing power, storage, and network resources.

Within 120 days: Develop a list of data cleaning and model assets, and break down the data barriers between federal agencies and the private sector.

Within 240 days: Evaluate the robotic automation capabilities of national laboratories to prepare for "unmanned laboratories".

Within 270 days: The platform must demonstrate its initial operational capabilities and at least start to solve one national - level scientific and technological challenge.

Goal: Establish an operational "scientific AI" closed - loop system within 9 months.

Data Security and the National System

Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google, cloud service providers, biotech, and chip companies have now become potential suppliers and co - developers of the U.S. Department of Energy's artificial intelligence systems.

Although the plan emphasizes cooperation with the private sector and academia, the executive order particularly emphasizes security.

All non - federal partners involved must comply with strict requirements for data access, privacy protection, and export controls.

No One Can Stay Out of It

More than 80 years ago, the Manhattan Project ignited the atomic bomb in the deserts of New Mexico, reshaping the world pattern after World War II.

Today, the White House is once again trying to ignite the flame of the digital age with the "Genesis Mission".

The launch of the "Genesis Mission" is not just an executive order but a starting gun that cuts through the sky.

When the United States elevates AI to the same strategic level as the "Manhattan Project", it means that this is no longer just a simple business competition but a contest of national fortunes.

From nuclear fusion to biological computing, from computing power monopoly to data closed - loop, the United States is mobilizing the whole nation's strength to build a high wall before the next industrial revolution breaks out.

For the world, this is both a blessing for technological acceleration and a huge competitive pressure.

In the winter of 2025, the gears of the history of science and technology are turning deafeningly.

In this human sprint towards the "singularity", no one can stay out of it.

Full Text of "LAUNCHING THE GENESIS MISSION"

Reference materials:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/11/launching-the-genesis-mission/ 

This article is from the WeChat public account "New Intelligence Yuan", author: New Intelligence Yuan, published by 36Kr with authorization.