# US government, Google join Zuckerberg-backed Biohub in $1.8 billion AI biology data effort

https://mins.news/en/item/89833

- Reuters, 2026-10-07 14:35 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-government-google-join-zuckerberg-backed-biohub-18-billion-push-ai-biology-2026-10-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac65898a431ad00017b1cda

> The US government, Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are partnering with nonprofit Biohub to create open datasets for training AI models in biological research. Biohub said the effort’s total investment will reach $1.8 billion.

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