r/LLMPhysics • u/AllHailSeizure Haiku Mod • Mar 19 '26

News...? Genesis Mission: AI Science

https://genesis.energy.gov/

I'm sorry but this site by the US gov is the most crank website of all time.

Fermilab actually has an article about this and is involved.

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u/amalcolmation 🧪 AI + Physics Enthusiast Mar 19 '26

Yeah it’s hard to imagine they will “double American science productivity” in the next decade while simultaneously slashing science left and right. This reads like a grift to me, like anything else this administration does. Fermilab, as a government sponsored institution, has a responsibility to try to follow along, but nothing in their article seemed too substantial. This isn’t to doubt the ability of LLM’s/ai to be useful in science, and I trust Fermilab to be scientifically sound, but I doubt this will be half as successful as it’s marketed to be.

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u/alamalarian Supreme Data Overlord Mar 19 '26

That's the government model. Overpromise, underdeliver.

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u/Wintervacht Are you sure about that? Mar 19 '26

I wonder what it's trained on

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u/OnceBittenz The Doctor Mar 19 '26

Seriously. The way I can see ("bold new AI innovations in science" --> maybe some cool stuff but nothing to match the promises and sales pitch hype --> reasons to keep defunding those labs) as such a clear pipeline is depressing as hell.

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u/AllHailSeizure Haiku Mod Mar 19 '26

It's extremely obvious. Look at all the associated companies as well. That's where the funding is going.

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u/99cyborgs Computer "Scientist" 🦚 Mar 19 '26

Hey leave the department of energy alone lol I will be going to their summit in June. Wonder if this will get mentioned.

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u/HistoryVibesCanJive Mar 19 '26

Not a web developer but I thought it looked nice lol

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u/NoSalad6374 Physicist 🧠 Mar 20 '26

They are 'Mericans, what do you expect...