How the Department of Energy’s AI Initiatives Are Transforming Science, Industry and Government

The U.S. Department of Energy oversees national energy policy and production. As big a job as that is, the DOE also does so much more — enough to have earned the nickname “Department of Everything.”

In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Helena Fu, director of the DOE’s Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) and DOE’s chief AI officer, talks about the department’s latest AI efforts. With initiatives touching national security, infrastructure and utilities, and oversight of 17 national labs and 34 scientific user facilities dedicated to scientific discovery and industry innovation, DOE and CET are central to AI-related research and development throughout the country.

The AI Podcast · How the Department of Energy Is Tapping AI to Transform Science, Industry and Government – Ep. 236

Hear more from Helena Fu by watching the on-demand session, AI for Science, Energy and Security, from AI Summit DC. And learn more about software-defined infrastructure for power and utilities.

Time Stamps

2:20: Four areas of focus for the CET include AI, microelectronics, quantum information science and biotechnology.

10:55: Introducing AI-related initiatives within the DOE, including FASST, or Frontiers in AI for Science, Security and Technology.

16:30: Discussing future applications of AI, large language models and more.

19:35: The opportunity of AI applied to materials discovery and applications across science, energy and national security.

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