Generative AI
Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to advance science, energy, and security research
What is generative AI?
Generative AI (GenAI) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that generates content, including text, videos, images, and software code. GenAI uses prompts to direct content production, pulling from existing work or generating entirely new solutions.
GenAI is revolutionizing science by speeding up data analysis, uncovering insights, and creating sophisticated models beyond human capability. GenAI can generate technical contributions such as code, image understanding, and autonomous agents. This technology holds significant potential for scientific breakthroughs, enabling innovative research, simulations, and creative problem-solving that were previously unimaginable.
What is the Generative AI Investment at PNNL?
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) GenAI Investment aims to drive innovation in science, energy, and security by harnessing and developing AI methodologies and technologies. This initiative leverages PNNL’s expertise in both foundational and applied AI, including partnerships with the Lab’s Center for AI and the Center for Continuum Computing.
What are the GenAI Investment’s goals?
- Leverage PNNL’s key partnership with Microsoft’s scientific platform for discovery in materials and computational chemistry.
- Push the limits of AI by investing in research that combines mathematics with GenAI.
- Use advanced AI for science to discover new insights, understand complex systems, and predict unexpected results.
Contacts
Nathan Hodas - Investment Lead
Tom Grimes - Chief Scientist
If you have any questions, or just want to learn more about GenAI, please send an email to GenAI_LDRD@pnnl.gov