Unfortunately, the field is still very white, male, and able-bodied

https://2026.stateofai.dev/en-US/demographics/

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Despite constant claims by #AI companies that #AGI is within one's grasp, people are not entirely buying it

https://2026.stateofai.dev/en-US/opinions/#reach_agi

https://www.jakecuth.com/work/agi-forecast-lab/

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#AIDeskilling is a real thing in the wake of #AI: 68% of all participants in the #StateOfAI2026 survey agree or strongly agree that due to their heavy reliance, they are becoming less and less skilled

https://2026.stateofai.dev/en-US/opinions/#ai_reliance_worse_developers

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"#AI is getting better and better!"
"Look, how far we've come!"
Yet, the percentage of participants for whom hallucinations and inaccuracies are pain point, have increased by 63%(!), let alone, truthfulness is the most requested feature with nearly 50%(!)

https://2026.stateofai.dev/en-US/risks-pain-points/

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While Rust leaves "environmental issues aside", the concern of military use of #artificialIntelligence comes third(!) in the #StateOfAI2026 survey

https://2026.stateofai.dev/en-US/risks-pain-points/#ai_risks

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-forge/pull/1040

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While the pentagon makes deals with #AI companies, the concern of military use of #artificialIntelligence comes second(!) in the #StateOfAI2026 survey

https://2026.stateofai.dev/en-US/risks-pain-points/#ai_risks

https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-artificial-intelligence-military-classified-systems-war-060cecf836c4cebcf012a3ceb5333f2c

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