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Where is AI headed in 2026?

A look at the big trends and potential challenges that will shape the AI industry in the new year with reporter Murad Hemmadi.
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Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the NVIDIA Rubin AI super computing platform during a Nvidia news conference ahead of the CES tech show, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) (AP)
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Whether you think it’s world-changing or over-hyped, it’s undeniable that artificial intelligence has transformed the tech industry.

But as tech companies chase the dream of building a human-like intelligence and revolutionizing everything from doctor’s visits to movie-making, the industry continues to face big questions around things like the mental health of users, copyright infringement, reliability of large language models, and its financial future.

Murad Hemmadi, a reporter with The Logic, is here to talk about how all of these questions could play out in the year ahead.

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