NSF & NVIDIA Partner to Develop Fully Open AI Models for U.S. Scientific Innovation

The U.S. National Science Foundation and NVIDIA have announced a $152 million public-private partnership to create the Open Multimodal AI Infrastructure to Accelerate Science (OMAI), led by the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2). The initiative will produce fully open-source, multimodal AI models designed specifically for U.S. scientists, advancing breakthroughs in materials science, biology, energy, and beyond.

Key Facts:

  • Funding: NSF - $75M via the Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program; NVIDIA - $77M in technology, resources, and expertise.

  • Goal: Build advanced, open AI models trained on scientific literature and data to empower researchers nationwide.

  • Impact: Enhance discovery speed, generate code and visualizations, connect new findings to existing knowledge, and strengthen U.S. global AI leadership.

  • Initial Applications: New materials discovery, protein function prediction for biomedical research, and improvements to large language model reliability.

  • Workforce Development: Training programs to grow an AI-ready workforce beyond traditional tech hubs.

Partners in the effort include researchers from the University of Washington, University of Hawaii at Hilo, University of New Hampshire, and University of New Mexico. The project directly supports the White House AI Action Plan priorities and aims to create a collaborative, open AI ecosystem to fuel American innovation.

Get more information about the NSF Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program.

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