# Genesis Mission **Entity class:** U.S. national AI and science mission **Domain:** Department of Energy / artificial intelligence / national laboratories **Doc Type:** Developed Program Node **Maturity:** Active **As of:** 2026-09-20 ## Definition The **Genesis Mission** is the U.S. national mission established by executive order on November 24, 2025 to integrate Department of Energy laboratories, scientific data, advanced computing, AI models, and automated experimentation into a coordinated discovery platform. ## Milestone Calendar The executive-order structure assigns named milestones across 2026, including scientific challenge selection, assessment of robotic-laboratory capabilities, initial operating capability for the American Science and Security Platform, and the first annual report scheduled for November 24, 2026. The classified NNSA component carries national-security model development alongside the open scientific mission. ## Coordination-Ladder Position Genesis occupies rung five of the [[wiki/Coordination Ladder|Coordination Ladder]]: a directed national mission with executive authority, named institutions, deadlines, infrastructure, and reporting requirements. ## Evidence Ledger - **Established:** The November 24, 2025 executive order created the mission and its milestone calendar. - **Established:** DOE laboratories and partner organizations are building the common platform and challenge portfolio. - **Strongly indicated:** Genesis consolidates a longer DOE lineage from weapons computation through exascale systems into national AI infrastructure. - **Unresolved:** The capability and governance of the completed platform. The November 24, 2026 report, technical documentation, audits, and program outputs will promote or demote current projections. ## Sources / Provenance - [OECD.AI Policy Navigator, Genesis Mission executive-order summary](https://oecd.ai/en/dashboards/policy-initiatives/genesis-mission). - [AIP FYI, “DOE Prepares Scientific Challenges for Genesis Mission” (2026)](https://www.aip.org/fyi/doe-prepares-scientific-challenges-for-genesis-mission). - [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]]. ## Relationships - **Directed by:** the U.S. executive branch through the Department of Energy. - **Coordinates:** national laboratories, exascale systems, scientific datasets, and automated laboratories. - **Occupies:** rung five of [[wiki/Coordination Ladder|Coordination Ladder]]. - **Belongs to:** the sovereignty engine of [[wiki/Five Engines of Machine Intelligence|Five Engines of Machine Intelligence]].