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EmTech Future 2026: When AI Meets Everything
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MIT Technology Review has made the full EmTech Future 2026 program available on demand after a three-day technology event. The program examines AI, quantum computing, energy systems, robotics, and their convergence. It argues that major impacts may emerge as AI intersects with biology, infrastructure, manufacturing, and science.
A featured session, “When AI Meets Everything,” includes Yossi Matias, Google’s vice president and head of Google Research, and a special MIT Technology Review Insiders Panel. Matias discusses how AI is beginning to reshape biology, infrastructure, manufacturing, and science. The Insiders Panel is available only to MIT Technology Review subscribers.
The program also presents “Quantum in context,” with Hartmut Neven, founder and lead of Google Quantum AI. Neven explores quantum’s development alongside other technological frontiers. He considers why its importance may lie not only in standalone capabilities, but also in interactions with surrounding systems.
Another session, “Energy Systems for the Future,” features Evelyn Wang, MIT’s vice president for energy and climate. She examines the growing interconnection among energy, computing, infrastructure, and climate technologies. She also considers what these converging systems could mean for industry and society.
Cory Doctorow, a bestselling author and award-winning writer, presents “Rethinking our relationship with AI.” He examines how AI is changing how people work and think. His contribution adds a social perspective to the program’s focus on technical convergence.
The complete on-demand lineup includes ideas and perspectives from the three-day gathering. A newsroom session with MIT Technology Review editors offers sharp analysis and unpublished insights. Subscribers receive a 20% discount, reducing the full program’s price to $596.
Looking ahead, the program suggests AI will connect scientific, industrial, and infrastructure systems. Its emphasis on interaction rather than isolated innovation frames the outlook for technology. The release gives viewers on-demand access to the event’s wider discussions.
