The Department of Energy’s national labs have already partnered up with Japanese research institutions to form working groups that will focus on a subset of AI challenges.

The agency called the experiment, which was conducted in collaboration with two national labs, two vendors and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a “milestone test case.”

The Energy Department’s Oak Ridge National Lab launched an institute to optimize data centers, and the Pacific Northwest National Lab issued an RFI to inform future buildouts.

“We just have to act like our life depends on it,” Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil said during a House hearing Wednesday.

The agency seeks information on how the consortium can fuel “self-improving” models that pull in scientific data from national laboratories and provide access to other partners.

All five National Quantum Information Science Research Centers were renewed for five more years.

The White House budget proposal calls for $2.75 billion in cuts to the national laboratories, but Chris Wright told senators he’s “very open” to expanding the budget…

Leveraging computing power at DOE national labs and increasing nuclear and coal capacity to power data centers is part of Chris Wright’s vision for leading on AI.

DOE’s national labs play a big role in the TEST AI Act, which would establish a testbed pilot to develop and refine measurement standards used to assess…

As national labs invest in next-generation AI research, David Turk explains how the government fits into the AI age.