美国白宫科技政策办公室向特朗普总统提交了一份123页的《科学：新的黄金时代》报告[1]，标志着美国科技政策的重大转向。这份报告被认为是80多年来对美国科技事业的首次全面反思[1]，与1945年7月25日范内瓦·布什提交给杜鲁门总统的《科学：无尽的前沿》形成对比[1]。
新报告放弃了传统的线性科研模式，即基础研究优先导向应用的单向路径，转而主张科学发现是基础与应用之间的迭代循环[1]。新政策的关键调整包括重点押注人工智能硬核赛道、直接投资顶尖科研人才，以及加速技术落地[1]。更为显著的是，报告认可了私营部门在基础研究中的主导地位[1]。
数据显示，私营部门年度研发投入近7000亿美元，远超联邦政府的2000亿美元[1]。在人工智能领域，最前沿的大模型几乎全部诞生在OpenAI、谷歌、英伟达等企业实验室[1]，这一现实也强化了新报告对产业界研发能力的认可。
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy unveiled a comprehensive new science policy report on July 21, 2026, marking a significant departure from decades of American research doctrine.[1] The 123-page document, titled "Science: The Golden Age," was submitted to President Trump and represents the first major reassessment of U.S. science policy in over 80 years.[1]
The new report fundamentally challenges the linear research model that has guided American science since 1945, when Vannevar Bush submitted "Science: The Endless Frontier" to President Truman on July 25, 1945.[1] Rather than prioritizing basic research as a prerequisite to innovation, the updated strategy acknowledges that private-sector companies now lead in fundamental discoveries, with most cutting-edge artificial intelligence models developed in corporate laboratories at firms like OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia.[1] The report reframes scientific progress not as a one-directional path from basic to applied research, but as an iterative cycle between discovery and application.[1]
This policy shift reflects the growing dominance of private research investment in the American innovation ecosystem.[1] Private companies invest approximately $700 billion annually in research and development, exceeding the federal government's $200 billion commitment.[1] The new approach prioritizes accelerating technology deployment, directing investment toward top research talent, and concentrating resources on artificial intelligence as a core strategic priority.[1]
