The non-profit team behind the AI 2027 project is looking even further into the future with the launch of "AI 2040", a comprehensive stress-test detailing how the global AI race will collide with geopolitics over the next decade. Meanwhile, Mistral AI has shaken up the physical automation landscape by dropping Robostral Navigate, an ultra-efficient 8B model that allows robots to navigate complex, messy environments using nothing more than a single standard camera.

We’ll talk about:

• The AI Futures Project launching "AI 2040," an interactive simulation outlining five global scenarios including a highly debated 2029 U.S.-China training pause.
• Mistral AI debuting Robostral Navigate, hitting a 76.6% success rate in unseen environments and outperforming expensive multi-sensor hardware systems.
• Ap ...