America is leading again — this time in the lab. At the STS Forum in Kyoto, the United States and 16 countries endorsed the "Kyoto Vision for a Golden Age of Science," a joint declaration to harness super intelligence and accelerate scientific discovery.
The effort was led by White House science chief Michael Kratsios. "Super intelligence applied to science will be the greatest force in history for democratizing research," he said. "Under President Trump's leadership, the United States is leading that charge, and the Kyoto Vision shows the world is ready to move forward with us."
The declaration calls for robot-run labs and autonomous experimentation at scale, new funding models like long-duration awards and rapid grants, and bigger bets on young researchers. Signatories include Japan, the UK, Germany, South Korea, the UAE, and Singapore.
This builds on Kratsios's July report to Trump, "Science: A New Golden Age" — the most comprehensive rethink of America's research enterprise in 80 years. The message from Kyoto is clear: the world is following America's lead.