May 22, 2026 — Montréal
The Era of Experience & The Age of Design: Richard S. Sutton, Upper Bound 2025
Where will AI be at the end of 2027? A bet
We, Gary Marcus, author, scientist, and noted skeptic of generative AI, and Miles Brundage, an independent AI policy researcher who recently left OpenAI and is bullish on AI progress, have agreed to the following bet, at 10:1 odds, with criteria drawn from two earlier Substack essays by Gary that proposed criteria for
tbd/con 2026 | the future of ai is tbd.
AI isn't arriving cleanly. a virtual conference for people who have more questions than answers. september 23-24, 2026, on gather.town.
What it Takes to Standardize AI
Civil society advocates are heading to Geneva next month for the UN's inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance (6–7 July) and the ITU AI for Good consultation (8 July). IX's Mallory Knodel prepared notes for a planning meeting with GNI's Multistakeholder Approaches to Participation in AI Governanc
Presentations — Benedict Evans
Every year, I produce a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. New in May 2025, ‘AI eats the world’.
March 2026 Global Dialogues Survey | Windfall Trust
Here’s what the world had to say about the AI economy
The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025
An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.
When will average people feel AI’s impact?
We’re <5 years into a compounding revolution which could take a century, and how the AI industry should manage this.
Open Call for Proposals - Humanity AI
Open Call for Proposals: Communities Leading on AI $10M Investment in U.S.-Based Community-Led AI Initiatives Humanity AI, an initiative spearheaded […]
Inside the AI Index: 12 Takeaways from the 2026 Report | Stanford HAI
The annual report reveals a field hitting breakthrough capabilities while raising urgent questions about environmental costs, transparency, and who benefits from the technology.
The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025
An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people an…
AI Engineer's 2025 | Unsloth Documentation
Slides to our AI Engineer's Worlds Fair 2025 Workshop.
Resetting on engineering expectations in the age of AI
I’m accepting new sponsorships for The Modern Leader for 2026. If you’re interested (or you think your company may be interested), you can learn more here.
Request for Proposals: The Launch Sequence | IFP
Apply to our rolling effort to find, scope, and build the most important projects to prepare the world for advanced AI
State of AI 2026 | The Industry-Defining Report
Explore how AI is shaping the digital economy in 2026, with 80+ pages of data on ad spend, app downloads, web behavior, user demographics, and so much more.
