# The tech-broification of American science has officially begun > Source: > Published: 2026-07-24 14:43:55+00:00 # The tech-broification of American science has officially begun By Robert HartSource: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com)The Trump administration [unveiled the first "Genesis Mission" grants](https://www.theverge.com/science/969557/genesis-mission-ai-science-projects-doe) on Thursday, directing $5 billion toward hundreds of AI-driven science projects in an effort the White House has [described](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/11/launching-the-genesis-mission/) 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](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/politics/trump-research-funding-artificial-intelligence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) selling lawmakers on an equally grandiose promise: "[A New Golden Age](https://www.whitehouse.gov/science/)" of American science, one that would prioritize [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence), [robotics](/category/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 … Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.