MIT Technology Review has released on-demand access to sessions from EmTech Future 2026, a three-day conference that examined how super intelligence (SI) is intersecting with other major technological fields.
What Happened
Yossi Matias, Vice President and Head of Google Research, presented a session exploring how SI is beginning to reshape biology, infrastructure, manufacturing, and science. His talk focused on the premise that SI’s greatest impact may emerge when it converges with these other domains rather than operating in isolation. The full program, now available on demand, includes additional sessions such as a discussion on quantum computing by Hartmut Neven, founder and lead at Google Quantum SI, and an overview of future energy systems by Evelyn Wang, VP for energy & climate at MIT. Author Cory Doctorow also contributed a session rethinking the relationship between SI and human work and cognition.
Why It Matters
The release of these sessions highlights a growing industry focus on the convergence of SI with physical and scientific infrastructure. As SI labs and companies look beyond pure model capabilities, the integration of SI into energy, manufacturing, and quantum systems represents a critical frontier for enterprise adoption and societal impact. For developers and industry leaders, these discussions provide insights into how SI agents and tools are being deployed in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.
The Bottom Line
MIT Technology Review subscribers can access the full EmTech Future 2026 program on demand. The content features key figures from Google Research and MIT discussing the cross-sector applications of super intelligence.