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DOE Science Nominee Emphasizes Quantum, AI and Lab Security; Seeks Committee Support to Protect Research
Summary
Dr. Dario Gill told the Senate Energy Committee he will prioritize protecting national lab research from foreign espionage while pushing an accelerated agenda for quantum computing, AI-driven discovery and fusion development.
Dr. Dario Gill, nominated to be Undersecretary for Science at the Department of Energy, told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that defending national laboratory research from foreign theft and accelerating programs in quantum computing and artificial intelligence would be central to his agenda if confirmed.
"I'm very much committed to working with you and all the members of the committee to implement ways and improvements with which we can protect our most sensitive technology," Dr. Gill said when Chairman Mike Lee and senators asked how he would guard labs against infiltration and intellectual-property theft. Gill said he had been "sensitized" by incidents of theft in semiconductors and…
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