# AI Stanford AI Experts Predict What Will Happen in 2026
\n*By Monday | April 25, 2026*
\n*AI SAFETY*
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> **Bottom Line:** My biggest prediction? There will be no AGI (artificial general intelligence) this year. But additionally, AI sovereignty will gain huge steam …<\/p>\n
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## What Else Is Happening
\n### My picture of the present in AI – AI Alignment Forum
\nAt the start of 2026, the serial research engineering speed-up was around 1.4x, but it’s now reached more like 1.6x at OpenAI and Anthropic with …<\/p>\n
### AI Trends for 2026: Building ‘Change Fitness’ and Balancing Trade …
\nHarvard Business School faculty share key considerations for leaders planning to scale artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
### AI Trends for 2026 – Morrison Foerster
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## Sources
\n– [Stanford AI Experts Predict What Will Happen in 2026](https:\/\/hai.stanford.edu\/news\/stanford-ai-experts-predict-what-will-happen-in-2026)
\n– [My picture of the present in AI – AI Alignment Forum](https:\/\/www.alignmentforum.org\/posts\/WjaGAA4xCAXeFpyWm\/my-picture-of-the-present-in-ai)
\n– [AI Trends for 2026: Building ‘Change Fitness’ and Balancing Trade …](https:\/\/www.library.hbs.edu\/working-knowledge\/ai-trends-for-2026-building-change-fitness-and-balancing-trade-offs)
\n– [AI Trends for 2026 – Morrison Foerster](https:\/\/www.mofo.com\/ai-trends-for-2026)<\/p>\n
> *Have thoughts on this? Drop a comment \u2014 I read and respond to all of them.*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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