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About the Artificial Intelligence & Technology Office

Vision:

Transform the Department of Energy into the United States Government’s lead agency in the civilian use of artificial intelligence (AI) by accelerating the research, development , delivery, and application of AI.

Mission:

The Artificial Intelligence & Technology Office (AITO), the Department of Energy’s center for artificial intelligence, will accelerate the delivery of AI-enabled capabilities, scale the Department-wide development of AI, synchronize AI applications to advance the agency’s core missions, and expand public and private sector strategic partnerships, all in support of American AI leadership.

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U.S. Department of Energy to Provide $16 Million for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Research

September 9, 2020

The funding will support predictive modeling and simulation for physical sciences research and “decision support” in managing complex processes.

White House Office of Technology Policy, National Science Foundation and Department of Energy Announce Over $1 Billion in Awards for Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information Science Research Institutes

August 26, 2020

The awards will establish 12 new artificial intelligence and quantum information science research institutes nationwide.

Department of Energy Announces the First Five Consortium

August 18, 2020

The Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office announce a consortium focused on tools to help first responders save lives and property.

Department of Energy to Provide $40 Million for Artificial Intelligence Research at DOE Scientific User Facilities

March 9, 2020

DOE announced plans to provide up to $40 million over three years for new research in data, artificial intelligence and machine learning

AI @ DOE Newsletters

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AI @ DOE Newsletter (December 2020)

DOE is now organized -- and laser-focused on accelerating AI development and application -- to ensure it is used as a force for good.

AI @ DOE Newsletter (October/November 2020)

There is an urgent need to recognize that the data, models, and algorithms -- on which AI relies -- are in need of protection too.

AI @ DOE Newsletter (September 2020)

We focus on the power of artificial intelligence to grow and transform our economy, including precision energy exploration and advanced manufacturing.

AI @ DOE Newsletter (August 2020)

We focus our efforts on harnessing the power of AI to save lives with the First Five Consortium and the COVID Insights Partnership.

AI Blog

Congratulations to Margaret Lentz for Winning a 2020 Gears of Government Council Award

Margaret worked with two other DOE employees to develop the Artificial Intelligence Exchange (AIX) database.

Inspiring Next Generation of Women as STEM Leaders

Why Cheryl Ingstad, Director of the Office of Artificial Intelligence & Technology Office, is aiming to inspire more women to pursue STEM careers.

Your AI Story – Sakshi Mishra

Learn why Sakshi Mishra loves her job as an artificial intelligence researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory finding climate solutions.

Using Artificial Intelligence in Fossil Energy R&D

5 Uses For Artificial Intelligence You've Never Heard Of

AITO @ CES 2020

AITO went to CES 2020 in January.

A Sneak Peek of Tomorrow’s A.I. Technologies

To unleash the power of A.I., scientists and engineers need to find ways to redesign computers and memory so machines can learn better and faster.

CANDLE Illuminates New Pathways in Fight Against Cancer

CANcer Distributed Learning Environment is cross-cutting initiative of the Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer.

Your AI Career: April’s Story

Learn how April Morton became a leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Artificial Intelligence work.

Your AI Career: Vitalij’s Story

Learn how Dr. Vitalij Pecharsky became a leader at Ames National Laboratory in Artificial Intelligence work.

Coming Together to Empower Veterans and Prevent Suicide

The full strengths of the federal government are being brought to bear on this challenge. But even more is needed.

Developing AI for Precision Drug Therapy in Fight Against Cancer

The Energy Department and National Cancer Institute are building tools that will improve the screening process for new cancer drugs.

Your AI Career: Alnur's Story

From video games to an AI career -- meet Alnur Ali, soon-to-be Ph.D. graduate in Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University.

American Scientific Leadership in the 21st Century

The prosperity, security, and national competitiveness of the United States depend on science and innovation.

What is AI?

How the Energy Department is using AI to solve some of the world's toughest challenges.

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Direct Current Podcasts About AI

Graphic: Live at AAAS: Direct Current Podcast: Making AI Safer, Smarter, & More Secure

Artificial intelligence is all around us — even if we don’t realize it — and the rapid spread of AI technologies into our lives raises big questions about security. Our guests in this episode study the risks of ever-present AI,

Cover art for Direct Current podcast episode "AI: This Is Just the Beginning."

Artificial intelligence is all over the news, but what's all the hype really about? We travel to Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee to find out how AI is going to revolutionize science, and welcome a new podcast to the Department of Energy family!

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Applications

Insights from artifical intelligence has the potential to transform nearly every aspect of the world as we know it. Today, it is being applied to accelerate the pace of discovery in a wide variety of areas including energy, materials science, health care, national security, emergency response, transportation, and more.

Energy:

Cutting-Edge Methane Detection Technology to Go Airborne

Machine Learning Speeds Modeling of Experiments Aimed at Capturing Fusion Energy on Earth

National Lab Uses Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Solar and Other Distributed Energy Resources

How AI Can Make "Smart Buildings" Smarter

Artificial Intelligence Helps Turn Biomass Into Energy

Using AI to Improve Solar and Wind Forecasting

Scientists Use Machine Learning to Identify High-Performing Solar Materials

Machine Learning for Energy-Water Nexus

National Security and Emergency Response:

AI Ups Response Time when the Grid Goes Down

Future Hypersonics Could be Artificially Intelligent

Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Can Protect Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattack

Enhanced Detection of Nuclear Events, Thanks to Deep Learning

Keeping High-Performance Computers Cybersecure

A New Neural Network Approach for Seismic Event Detection

SLAC-Led Project Will Use Artificial Intelligence to Prevent or Minimize Electric Grid Failures

Machine Learning-Detected Signal Predicts Time to Earthquake

Science:

Artificial Intelligence is About to Revolutionize Science

New AI Approach Bridges the 'Slim-Data Gap' That Can Stymie Deep Learning Approaches

Studying the Stars With Machine Learning

Infrared Beams Show Cell Types in a Different Light

NERSC, Intel, Cray Harness the Power of Deep Learning to Better Understand the Universe

New Machine Learning Approach Could Accelerate Bioengineering

Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Machine Learning to Search Science Data

Digging Deep: Harnessing the Power of Soil Microbes for More Sustainable Farming

Quantum Information Science Effort Expands at Brookhaven Lab

Physicist Takes Cues From Artificial Intelligence

MicroBooNE Demonstrates Use of Convolutional Neural Networks on Liquid-Argon TPC Data for First Time

Medicine:

Using Machine Learning to Battle Antibiotic Resistance

Developing AI for Precision Drug Therapy in Fight Against Cancer

Exascale Deep Learning Enabled Precision Medicine for Cancer

Researchers Use AI to Improve Mammogram Interpretation

Researchers Design Novel Method for Energy-Efficient Deep Neural Networks

Using AI to Deliver the Right Cancer Treatment at the Right Time

Zeroing in on Text Understanding for Automated Cancer Report Classification

Using Machine Learning to Determine if Cells are Diseased or Healthy

Transportation:

Machine Learning to Help Optimize Traffic and Reduce Pollution

Transforming Transportation With Machine Learning

Using Machine Learning to Improve Commuting

Materials:

Expert Research Team to Test Materials for New Refrigeration Technologies

Scientists Use Machine Learning to Speed Discovery of Metallic Glass

Related Topics and Resources

Supercomputing and Exascale

Machine Learning and Computer Research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Machine Learning for Science at Berkeley Lab

CANcer Distributed Learning Environment

National Laboratories