Bipartisan Senate bill aims to create national network of cloud laboratories

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to create national network of cloud laboratories

A new bill from Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., would establish a national network of cloud laboratories led by the National Science Foundation and supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, with the goal of enhancing collaboration between institutions while improving research efficiency with AI.  If passed, NSF will select up to six programmable cloud laboratories from a range of applicants, including ac…

John Fetterman Pushes Bold Plan to Put America’s Scientific Labs in the Cloud

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan pair of senators is pushing to remake how scientific research is conducted in the United States, unveiling legislation that would create a national network of remotely accessible, programmable cloud laboratories designed to speed discovery, cut costs, and widen access to cutting-edge experimentation. U.S. Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Ted Budd of North Carolina introduced the National Programmable Cloud…

Fetterman and Budd Push for AI-Driven National Lab Network to Expand Remote Scientific Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. (EYT) — U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Ted Budd have introduced new bipartisan legislation to create a first-of-its-kind national network of AI-enabled, automated laboratories that researchers can access remotely, according to the lawmakers’ offices. The proposal, known as the National Programmable Cloud Laboratories Network Act, would establish six programmable cloud laboratories (PCLs) under the direction of the National Sci…