AuroraGPT is a new initiative at Argonne National Laboratory aimed at the development and understanding of foundation models, such as large language models, for advancing science. The goal of AuroraGPT is to build the infrastructure and expertise necessary to train, evaluate, and deploy foundation models at scale for scientific research, using DOE’s leadership computing resources. This talk will give an overview of AuroraGPT, efforts and accomplishments so far, and plans for the future.