White House Launches $10 Billion Genesis AI Initiative for National Security
The White House launched the $10 billion Genesis AI Initiative to accelerate national security AI, fund 12 university research centers, and sponsor 10,000 annual graduate scholarships.
•The program will fund new AI research centers at 12 universities across the country, establish standards for AI safety and reliability in defense applications, and create an AI talent pipeline by sponsoring 10,000 graduate scholarships in computer science and related fields annually over five years.
•National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said the initiative is critical to maintaining technological superiority over China and ensuring that the United States leads in AI development. Critics raised concerns about the concentration of AI power in a small number of large corporations.
By Marcus Chen·Jul 19, 2026
