US tech official calls for ‘transformational’ use of AI in scientific discovery
U.S. CTO Ethan Klein attends the 33rd Annual White House Correspondents' Garden Brunch on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Haddad Media
ByEdward Graham,
Managing Editor, Nextgov/FCW
May 7, 2026 04:50 PM ET
Chief Technology Officer Ethan Klein said deploying AI agents across workflows will enhance scientific efficiency, which is particularly critical “because that underpins every one of these technologies that we're looking to develop.”
The Trump administration sees greater incorporation of artificial intelligence capabilities into the scientific research space as critical for continued U.S. technology leadership, a White House official said on Thursday.
Speaking at the Special Competitive Studies Project’s AI+ Expo, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Ethan Klein said a major focus of this administration “is having better integration and tie-in across the scientific development piece, all the way through tech development, testing, prototyping and scale...
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