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December 31, 2026 · 29 records

Gary MarcusAI researcher and author; critic of large language models
No country will take a decisive lead in the GenAI “race”
124days leftSaid Dec 20, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Timothy B. LeeAuthor, Understanding AI
Counterpoint: Sora will have more active users than Vibes in a year (65%)
124days leftSaid Dec 31, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026
Abi OlveraAuthor, Positive Sum
Specifically, I predict that news mentions of “AI” and “suicide” in media databases will be at least three times higher in 2026 than in 2025.
124days leftSaid Dec 31, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 27, 2026
Jakob NielsenUX expert, founder of Nielsen Norman Group; author of 'Jakob Nielsen on UX'
In contrast, 2026 will see the release of the first breakout hit video game created entirely by a creator with no formal programming skills who built the entire game using natural language prompts.
124days leftSaid Jan 13, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Peter WildefordForecaster and author, The Power Law
The first asks “Will WHO declare hantavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern before 2027?” — as of the time of writing, the median of community predictions is at 2% and I am currently forecasting 0.4%
124days leftSaid May 11, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026
Jakob NielsenUX expert, founder of Nielsen Norman Group; author of 'Jakob Nielsen on UX'
Models like Flux, Ideogram, Leonardo, Midjourney, and Reve will likely be acquired by multimodal AI labs such as Google, Meta, OpenAI, and xAI.
124days leftSaid Jan 13, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Timothy B. LeeAuthor, Understanding AI
I expect the same will be true for Tesla — the first truly driverless Robotaxis will arrive in 2026, but technical and logistical challenges will limit how rapidly they expand.
124days leftSaid Dec 31, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026
Nuño SempereSuperforecaster; Head of Foresight, Sentinel
Forecasters estimate that there is an aggregate 9.6% (5% to 15%) probability that a Google DeepMind model will be among the top 3 models at the end of 2026, according to Epoch’s capability index.
124days leftSaid Aug 17, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026
Casey NewtonFounder and editor, Platformer
Look for at least three Democrats to win House seats promising to stop the construction of data centers in their districts, or creating new protections for people who lose their jobs to automation.
124days leftSaid Dec 18, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Rob ToewsContributor, Forbes; venture capitalist writing on artificial intelligence
In 2026, details of SSI’s approach will finally leak to the public.
124days leftSaid Dec 22, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Nuño SempereSuperforecaster; Head of Foresight, Sentinel
Our forecasters’ aggregate estimate for the number of confirmed Bundibugyo ebolavirus deaths reported by the end of 2026 is 5.1K to 42K, with a 50th percentile point at 12.8K.
124days leftSaid Aug 17, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026
Gary MarcusAI researcher and author; critic of large language models
Human domestic robots like Optimus and Figure will be all demo and very little product.
124days leftSaid Dec 20, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 20, 2026
Arthur HayesCo-founder, BitMEX; CIO, Maelstrom
My rough target price for Ether by the end of 2026 is $5,000, which is ~2.6x up from current levels.
124days leftSaid Aug 4, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026
Rob ToewsContributor, Forbes; venture capitalist writing on artificial intelligence
OpenAI, too, will eventually become a publicly traded company. But not in 2026.
124days leftSaid Dec 22, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Elon Musk
Unless we have some very major setbacks, SpaceX will demonstrate full reusability next year, catching both the booster and the ship and delivering over a hundred tons to a useful orbit.
124days leftSaid Sep 9, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Sophia TungContent editor, Ride AI newsletter
I predict that will change in 2026: you’ll be able to buy a car that’s capable of operating with no one behind the wheel — at least in some limited areas.
124days leftSaid Dec 31, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 27, 2026
Benjamin CowenFounder, Into The Cryptoverse
In fact, I would argue that the more likely scenario is that 2026 is a red year for BTC while the ISM goes up, exactly like how it played out more than a decade ago.
124days leftSaid Jun 4, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 19, 2026
Rob ToewsContributor, Forbes; venture capitalist writing on artificial intelligence
One of the large global pharma companies will acquire one of the leading protein AI startups.
124days leftSaid Dec 22, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Arthur HayesCo-founder, BitMEX; CIO, Maelstrom
Btw just because I dumped my entire $HYPE bag, doesn't mean I still don't have faith $HYPE will best $SOL by year end. Sometimes you gotta go down to go up.
124days leftSaid Jun 5, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 25, 2026
Casey NewtonFounder and editor, Platformer
A judge rules that Google must spin out its ad exchange
124days leftSaid Dec 18, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Rob ToewsContributor, Forbes; venture capitalist writing on artificial intelligence
In 2026, Anthropic will debut on public markets. It will be one of the biggest and most highly anticipated IPOs of all-time.
124days leftSaid Dec 22, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Rob ToewsContributor, Forbes; venture capitalist writing on artificial intelligence
Sam Altman will step aside as CEO of OpenAI.
124days leftSaid Dec 22, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Timothy B. LeeAuthor, Understanding AI
I don’t expect Big Tech’s capital spending to grow as much in 2026 as it did in 2025, but I do expect it to grow, ultimately exceeding $500 billion for the year.
124days leftSaid Dec 31, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 22, 2026
Casey NewtonFounder and editor, Platformer
By the end of 2026, expect Meta’s models to still fall short of state-of-the-art — and Mark Zuckerberg to shuffle his executive lineup again in response.
124days leftSaid Dec 18, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Casey NewtonFounder and editor, Platformer
Trump starts a legal fight with the European Union over tech regulation
124days leftSaid Dec 18, 2025Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026
Jakob NielsenUX expert, founder of Nielsen Norman Group; author of 'Jakob Nielsen on UX'
By the end of 2026, AI will likely perform tasks that take a human 39 hours which is more than a full work week when you account for meetings and other non-task activities.
124days leftSaid Jan 13, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 28, 2026

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