DOE Opens the Genesis Open Models Contribution Portal — Genesis-Science-1 Will Be Built With Arcee AI, Applications Due August 14
The Department of Energy launched Genesis Open Models at genesisopenmodels.anl.gov, hosted by Argonne, inviting universities, national labs, companies, and nonprofits to contribute data, research environments, and evaluations; first-round applications are due August 14, 2026. The first model, Genesis-Science-1 (GS1), is an American open-weight model and governed research system designed to complete scientific computing workflows while preserving a reproducible record of its work, with Arcee AI leading training and DOE labs supplying reviewed materials, task definitions, and validation. It sits under the broader Genesis Mission, which has announced $320 million for AI-for-science work including $30M to Argonne's Transformational AI Models Consortium. The HN thread hit 257 points and 92 comments.
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