Comparing the Genesis Mission to the Manhattan Project
14 days ago
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- #Manhattan Project
- #AI funding
- The Genesis Mission, launched by President Trump in 2025, is compared to the Manhattan Project, but the comparison is criticized as inaccurate and insulting.
- The Manhattan Project was a wartime effort with clear goals and urgency, involving massive mobilization and significant industrial impact.
- The Genesis Mission is seen as a way to funnel taxpayer money into AI companies like Nvidia, OpenAI, and Oracle, under the guise of national urgency.
- Critics argue that the Genesis Mission lacks the existential threat and clear objectives of the Manhattan Project, calling it a cash grab.
- The executive order mandates the Secretary of Energy to allocate federal resources, including high-performance computing and AI infrastructure, within 90 days.
- Companies like OpenAI and Oracle are positioned to benefit from federal funding, despite unproven profitability in AI.
- The article suggests that the money could be better spent on education, job training, infrastructure, or housing rather than AI investments.
- The comparison to the Manhattan Project is dismissed as delusional and self-serving for tech companies and politicians.