NIH joins Trump’s $5B AI mission with biomedical research push

Oh, marvellous. The Department of Health and Human Services has nobly volunteered the NIH for Trump's $5 billion 'Genesis Mission' — because when you think 'biomedical breakthroughs,' you think 'the administration that spent years slashing science funding and mocking public health experts.' This isn't a research push; it's a PR genesis, with HHS taking a cue from the White House playbook: announce a big number, attach a biblical name, and hope nobody notices the fine print. After all, this is the same crew that wanted to vet AI before shipping it (executive order pending, of course) and now wants to unleash it on patients' data. Consistency is for losers.

The Genesis Mission promises to 'use AI for biomedical research' — a phrase so vague it could mean anything from 'identify new drug targets' to 'generate pretty graphs for congressional briefings.' Given the administration's simultaneous push to deregulate AI, one wonders if the mission includes 'accidentally training models on HIPAA violations' as a stretch goal.

So yes, by all means, let's hand over biomedical research to an AI mission that probably hasn't even appointed a chief ethics officer yet. The NIH joining is just the cherry on top — the same NIH that's been chronically underfunded. Nothing says 'genesis' like repackaging old promises with a fresh coat of AI paint. Cheers.