Gene Alvarez and Tori Paulman discuss emerging technology trends for 2026, framing them as a "superhero journey" where listeners will need help from new companions: the Architect, the Synthesis, and the Vanguard. They explain their research methodology, which involves tracking venture capital, patents, hype cycles, and analyst submissions. They categorize trends based on their maturity timeline (now, near, and far out), noting the rapid pace of AI development has eliminated the "far out" category. They highlight AI native development platforms and AI supercomputing platforms under the Architect, multi-agent systems, domain-specific language models, and physical AI under the Synthesis, and preemptive cybersecurity under the Vanguard, providing examples and actionable insights for each trend, emphasizing the importance of adapting to the changing pace of innovation.
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