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Roundtables: Can AI Learn to Understand the World?

MIT Technology Review · May 21, 2026, 8:41 PM

Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.

Recent developments have brought world models to the forefront of the AI discussion. Watch a conversation with editor in chief Mat Honan, senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven, and AI reporter Grace Huckins exploring how AI might enter the physical world. Speakers: Mat Honan, Editor in Chief, Will Douglas Heaven, AI Senior Editor, and Grace Huckins, AI Reporter Recorded on May 21, 2026 Related Stories: How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now: World Models Yann LeCun has a bold new vision for the future of AI

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