The State of AI in 2026
- đ¤ Speaker: Liz Tan (University of Cambridge)
- đ Date & Time: Wednesday 11 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
- đ Venue: MR10, Centre for Mathematical Sciences
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Liz Tan
Abstract
In this journal club, we will be discussing recent news in AI. Specifically,- Updates in LLM architecture (see: https://magazine.sebastianraschka.com/p/the-big-llm-architecture-comparison)
- New research directions: text diffusion models and other architectures (see: https://lexfridman.com/ai-sota-2026-transcript and Continuous Thought Machines https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.05522)
- OpenClaw and Moltbook discussion This session is going to be really open and informal! I hope you can make it.
Series This talk is part of the DAMTP ML for Science Reading Group series.
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Wednesday 11 February 2026, 11:00-12:00