Trump’s budget request preserves AI funding at National Science Foundation, amid cuts

President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget request would preserve funding for artificial intelligence research at the National Science Foundation amid about $163 billion in overall federal discretionary spending cuts, signaling a continued priority for NSF’s role in developing national AI policies.

“Funding for Artificial Intelligence and quantum information sciences research is maintained at current levels,” says the May 2 proposal amid approximately $3.5 billion in NSF cuts for general research and education. The proposal was released by Office of...