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AI25, presented by Ohio Tech News and OhioX, recognizes leaders turning artificial intelligence into real-world impact across Ohio, from startups and classrooms to hospitals, public agencies, manufacturing floors, and the capital backing what comes next.

The Ohio State University continues to build momentum as a national leader in artificial intelligence research and innovation. This week, two teams led by Ohio State researchers joined a $293 million initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to harness AI for breakthroughs in energy dominance, discovery science and national security

This new university initiative is designed to accelerate therapeutic discovery, development and commercialization. Buckeye BioLaunch will leverage Ohio State’s scale and research strength to drive biotech growth in central Ohio, fueling job creation, economic development and improved health outcomes for Ohioans.

On July 8, the National Science Foundation (NSF) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) announcing a forthcoming policy that will bar NSF funds from supporting collaborations with entities on select U.S. restricted party lists.

CAS is seeking a Data Scientist to join their Data Analytics and Insights (DAI) team, which builds the AI that powers CAS’s scientific information products. This role will include building the models, agents, and AI-powered features that ship in those products, while working alongside data engineers, product managers, and scientific domain experts.

On the evening of June 17, 2026, Ohio State University's Natural Language Processing (NLP) Group (led by PI Professor Huan Sun), in collaboration with Amazon, posted QUEST — an open-source deep research AI agent that matches or surpasses proprietary systems from OpenAI and Anthropic. Within hours, the announcement went viral on X (formerly Twitter), accumulating over 2.5 million views and counting.

This 5-Day workshop will focus on how AI embeddings can support cancer research through improved representation, integration, and analysis of complex biomedical and multimodal data. Participants will work collaboratively to identify research gaps, opportunities, and potential new directions for the field. Registration closes on June 14th.

NSF X-Labs will scale a new generation of transformative independent research organizations to advance breakthrough science outside of traditional institutions

Humanity AI announced more than $18 million in new pooled grants. This includes $8 million in grants to organizations whose work spans the most urgent frontiers of AI’s impact on society, including safeguarding democratic institutions, protecting workers’ rights, strengthening journalism, and advancing education. Humanity AI will also support AI Civics, a new effort to advance public education, literacy, and community decision-making on AI and a forthcoming open call to identify further impactful projects.