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Google Cloud pledges $40 million, trillions of tokens for Genesys researchers
Summary
Google Cloud announced an in‑kind commitment of $40,000,000 and access to trillions of tokens and cloud credits through Gemini for Government to support researchers participating in the Genesys mission.
Kartik Narayan, who leads product and go‑to‑market for Google Cloud, said the company is "proud to be a founding, member partner" of the Genesys mission and detailed an in‑kind commitment. "We are proud to be... making a in kind commitment today of $40,000,000," he said, adding that the package includes cloud credits and "trillions of tokens" for scientific researchers via the Gemini for Government platform.
Narayan tied the commitment to prior instances where open scientific data and private AI tools produced major advances; he pointed to AlphaFold and said DOE‑supported data had accelerated outcomes. He told the panel the in‑kind resources are intended to give researchers access to models and compute while permitting both open and proprietary model usecases.
Panelists described the Google contribution as part of a broader mix of government funding and private‑sector resources. Officials said the commitment will be channeled through Genesys program structures and partner labs; exact allocation mechanisms and timelines were not specified at the panel.
