# Can AI Accelerate Scientific Discovery? Featuring Under Secretary Darío Gil

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Podcast: [Betting on America: Winning the Global Tech Race](https://stenobird.com/podcast/betting-on-america-winning-the-global-tech-race-7207592)
Published: 2026-04-08T14:07:00+00:00
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Under Secretary Darío Gil joins Navin Girishankar to discuss the Genesis Mission—a Department of Energy–led initiative to build an AI-driven platform for accelerating scientific discovery. Under Secretary Gil outlines the Mission's integration of AI, supercomputing and quantum technologies for scientific exploration, alongside institutional innovations such as public-private partnerships and interagency coordination. He also addresses research security, allied collaboration, and the long-term vision to revitalize the U.S. science and technology enterprise.

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