Together, we organized a “1,000 Scientist AI Jam Session”—a first-of-its-kind event taking place today across nine national labs, bringing together over 1,000 scientists for a day to use AI to accelerate scientific discovery.

Nine national labs spanning the country—including Argonne, Berkeley, Brookhaven, Idaho, Livermore, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest, and Princeton Plasma Physics—are participating in the event. Researchers will use frontier AI models, including OpenAI’s o3‑mini, to test problems in their respective scientific domains, evaluate model responses, and share feedback to improve future AI systems so that they are built with scientists’ needs in mind. Findings from the event will be shared in a follow-up report about how AI models can be used by the scientific community.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will join OpenAI President and Co-Founder Greg Brockman at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to visit with scientists participating in today’s event and discuss the importance of ensuring America continues to lead the world in scientific and technical innovation.

“One of our country’s greatest assets—and an envy of the world—is the Department of Energy’s network of national laboratories, which for decades have driven breakthroughs in science and technology, strengthened national security, and fueled American prosperity. Like the Manhattan Project, which brought together the world’s best scientists and engineers for a patriotic effort that changed the world, AI development is a race that the United States must win. Today’s collaboration of America’s national labs and technology companies is an important step in our efforts to secure America’s future.” - U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright