Accelerating the frontiers of scientific discovery: Google’s $40M commitment to the Genesis Mission

加速科学发现的前沿：谷歌为“创世纪任务”（Genesis Mission）投入 4000 万美元

Scientists today face challenges of extraordinary scale and complexity. From shaping and simulating the intricate dynamics of fusion plasma, to exploring the vast search space of new materials, to making sense of the exabytes of data pouring out of the world’s most advanced experimental facilities. The demands on modern research are unprecedented. Frontier AI can help address these challenges, while accelerating groundbreaking scientific discoveries.

当今的科学家们面临着规模和复杂性都超乎寻常的挑战。从塑造和模拟聚变等离子体的复杂动力学，到探索新材料的广阔搜索空间，再到解读全球最先进实验设施中涌现出的艾字节（exabytes）级数据，现代研究所面临的需求是前所未有的。前沿人工智能（Frontier AI）不仅能帮助应对这些挑战，还能加速突破性科学发现的进程。

In December, we shared our commitment to the White House’s Genesis Mission — the national effort to harness AI and double the pace of American scientific discovery within a decade. Since then, Google DeepMind (GDM) announced an early access program that provides AI for science tools to all 17 Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories, and Google Public Sector shared how Gemini for Government could serve as an AI backbone for the DOE. Today, at the DOE Genesis Mission Summit 2026, we are expanding this by committing $40 million of AI tokens and cloud credits for researchers in support of the Genesis Mission.

去年 12 月，我们宣布支持白宫的“创世纪任务”（Genesis Mission）——这是一项旨在利用人工智能，在十年内将美国科学发现速度提高一倍的国家级计划。自那时起，Google DeepMind (GDM) 宣布了一项早期访问计划，为美国能源部 (DOE) 下属的全部 17 个国家实验室提供科学人工智能工具；Google 公共部门也分享了 Gemini for Government 如何作为能源部的人工智能骨干。今天，在 2026 年能源部“创世纪任务”峰会上，我们进一步扩大了这一承诺，将投入价值 4000 万美元的人工智能 Token 和云积分，以支持研究人员参与该任务。

Frontier AI tools for scientific discovery

用于科学发现的前沿 AI 工具

Under this expanded commitment, we will first provide DOE’s Genesis Mission awardees in-kind access to GDM’s frontier AI for science portfolio, including:

• AlphaEvolve — a Gemini-powered coding and discovery agent, for designing advanced algorithms.
• AlphaFold 3 — a model for predicting the structure and interactions of proteins and other biomolecules.
• AlphaGenome — a tool for understanding how variation in DNA, including the non-coding genome, shapes biology and disease.
• WeatherNext — a state-of-the-art family of AI weather forecasting models for mapping weather conditions.
• AlphaEarth Foundations — a foundational AI model for mapping and understanding our planet in unprecedented detail.

在这一扩展承诺下，我们首先将为能源部“创世纪任务”的获奖者提供 GDM 前沿科学 AI 产品组合的实物访问权限，包括：

• AlphaEvolve：一款由 Gemini 驱动的编码与发现智能体，用于设计高级算法。
• AlphaFold 3：用于预测蛋白质及其他生物分子结构与相互作用的模型。
• AlphaGenome：用于理解 DNA 变异（包括非编码基因组）如何影响生物学和疾病的工具。
• WeatherNext：一系列用于绘制天气状况的最先进 AI 天气预报模型。
• AlphaEarth Foundations：一个基础 AI 模型，用于以史无前例的细节绘制和理解我们的地球。

Second, we will provide Gemini for Government seats and tokens for one year to tens of thousands of users across the DOE National Laboratories’ operations, research, and management teams. This secure platform supports the full breadth of work from the research bench to the administration of specialized user facilities serving the entire scientific community, providing a single secure foundation that the DOE mission can depend on.

其次，我们将为能源部国家实验室的运营、研究和管理团队中的数万名用户提供为期一年的 Gemini for Government 席位和 Token。这一安全平台支持从科研实验台到服务整个科学界的专业用户设施管理等全方位工作，为能源部的任务提供了一个值得信赖的单一安全基础。

AI for science tools in action across the laboratory ecosystem

科学 AI 工具在实验室生态系统中的应用

While we have a lot of work still to do, the practical impact of the Genesis Mission is already coming to life across the laboratory ecosystem. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), senior scientist Dr. Henry Kvinge is using AlphaEvolve to map out massive mathematical systems that are far too complex for humans to explore by hand. The AI uncovers hidden connections automatically, fast-tracking discoveries that would normally take researchers years to find.

尽管我们仍有许多工作要做，“创世纪任务”的实际影响已在实验室生态系统中显现。在太平洋西北国家实验室 (PNNL)，资深科学家 Henry Kvinge 博士正在使用 AlphaEvolve 绘制庞大的数学系统，这些系统对于人类手工探索来说过于复杂。人工智能能够自动发现隐藏的联系，从而加速那些通常需要研究人员花费数年时间才能获得的发现。

“Modern math relies on abstraction, but combinatorics offers concrete models that make complex geometry and algebra easier to grasp. We’ve found that systems like AlphaEvolve are perfect for this search,” said Dr. Kvinge. “By leveraging the broad mathematical knowledge of LLMs, we can automate the exploration of countless angles. We’re still experimenting, but the discoveries are already shaping our future research.”

“现代数学依赖于抽象，但组合数学提供了具体的模型，使复杂的几何和代数更容易理解。我们发现像 AlphaEvolve 这样的系统非常适合这种搜索，” Kvinge 博士说，“通过利用大语言模型（LLM）广泛的数学知识，我们可以自动化探索无数个角度。我们仍在实验中，但这些发现已经开始塑造我们未来的研究方向。”

At the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), researchers are utilizing Gemini to fundamentally change how they interact with physical laboratory hardware. Dr. Steven R. Spurgeon, a senior materials data scientist at NLR, leads a pioneering program in autonomous materials discovery. “Our collaboration has allowed us to build an autonomous experimentation capability,” said Dr. Spurgeon. “By deploying Gemini in our instruments, we cut microscope calibration time from over 90 minutes to about 13 minutes (eight times faster) and reduced the manual steps needed to focus an image from as many as 50 down to two. That’s time and attention we’ve given back to the science itself, enabling genuinely autonomous workflows that observe, reason, and decide in real time. This has helped us explore parts of the material design space we simply could not have reached through manual operation alone.”

在落基山国家实验室 (NLR)，研究人员正在利用 Gemini 从根本上改变他们与物理实验室硬件交互的方式。NLR 的资深材料数据科学家 Steven R. Spurgeon 博士领导着一个自主材料发现的先锋项目。“我们的合作使我们能够建立自主实验能力，” Spurgeon 博士说，“通过在仪器中部署 Gemini，我们将显微镜校准时间从 90 多分钟缩短到了约 13 分钟（速度提升了 8 倍），并将聚焦图像所需的手动步骤从多达 50 步减少到了 2 步。这些节省下来的时间和精力被重新投入到科学研究本身，实现了能够实时观察、推理和决策的真正自主工作流。这帮助我们探索了仅靠手动操作无法触及的材料设计空间。”

Driving American innovation

推动美国创新

The Genesis Mission represents an opportunity to transform research and science across America. By providing access to advanced AI tools, we aim to help scientists accelerate breakthroughs across critical energy, security, and scientific challenges. To learn more about how these AI capabilities can support your research initiatives, join us at the upcoming Google Public Sector Summit in October.

“创世纪任务”代表了一个改变全美研究与科学格局的契机。通过提供先进的 AI 工具，我们旨在帮助科学家在关键能源、安全和科学挑战领域加速取得突破。如需了解这些 AI 能力如何支持您的研究计划，欢迎参加我们即将在 10 月举办的 Google 公共部门峰会。