Trump Plans ‘Genesis Mission’ to Boost US AI Development

US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, center left, and Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang, center right, at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on Nov. 19. — US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, center left, and Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang, center right, at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on Nov. 19.
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By Will Wade

November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM UTC

Updated on

November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM UTC

President Donald Trump plans to roll out a “Genesis Mission” as part of an executive order to boost US artificial intelligence efforts on Monday at the White House, according to a Department of Energy official.

The effort is intended to signal that the Trump administration sees the coming AI race as important as the Manhattan Project or space race, Department of Energy Chief of Staff Carl Coe said Wednesday at the Opportunities in Energy Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee.