AI will be everywhere in 2026

Today we are seeing NASA’s robots aren’t just floating, they’re thinking. On the ISS and beyond, AI is reshaping how we explore space and how that tech flows back to Earth. We are also seeing If 2025 made you feel like tech started speaking another language, you’re not wrong. This year, buzzwords outpaced breakthroughs and left most of us playing catch-up.

In today’s post:

• Space AI Is Real And It’s Already Helping You 

• The year AI jargon officially broke our brains

• New laws, rising costs, and AI chaos: What 2026 just unleashed

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BREAKTHROUGH

The space AI revolution you didn’t see coming

AI isn’t just helping you pick the next Netflix show, it’s steering satellites, mapping Mars, and building the blueprint for life off Earth. A new field, “Space AI,” is bringing all of this under one name and it’s a glimpse into the future of both spaceflight and Earth tech.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Space AI is now recognized as a full interdisciplinary field at the intersection of AI and space science.

• Its scope spans four mission contexts: on Earth, in orbit, in deep space, and across multi-planetary life.

• On Earth, AI is reshaping mission planning, spacecraft design, and big data from space missions.

• In orbit, robots like NASA’s Astrobee and CIMON are becoming autonomous teammates aboard the ISS.

• Deep space AI enables smart navigation and decision-making beyond human reach think Mars rovers with minds of their own.

• For future colonies, AI will manage everything from resource use to habitat stability, keeping life possible where it’s least likely.

• These innovations circle back: advances in space AI are already improving healthcare, agriculture, and climate systems on Earth.

Space AI is less about robots on Mars and more about redefining what intelligence can do when stretched to its limits. The real question isn’t whether AI belongs in space, it’s how long before space becomes the proving ground for AI systems we’ll rely on back here.

RESEARCH

Confused by tech in 2025? You’re not alone

Tech companies didn’t just build smarter machines in 2025 they also found new ways to confuse us. From “RAG” to “superintelligence,” this year’s buzzwords left many wondering if anyone actually speaks English in Silicon Valley anymore.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• “AI Factory” is the latest rebrand for data centers, now hyped as if they’re building brains, not storing files.

• U.G.C. stands for user-generated content, your TikToks and Yelp reviews, not a mystery startup.

• A.G.I. (artificial general intelligence) is still theoretical, but companies throw it around like it’s already here.

• “Superintelligence” is the post-AGI dream: AI so powerful it understands everything you see and hear. Still science fiction.

• RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) helps chatbots find real info instead of making things up, think of it as a fact-checking plugin.

• “Multimodal” means AI can now handle images, text, and audio in the same conversation. Expect it in your glasses soon.

• NPUs and TPUs are the latest chips powering AI, but to most of us, they just mean faster devices with new labels.

Every new wave of technology comes with a new language. But this year, the gap between hype and clarity grew wider than ever. If the tech is really so smart, maybe it should start by explaining itself better.

POLICY

2026 begins with a surge of new laws

As 2026 kicks off, states are stepping up where Congress has stalled. From AI and health care to voting rights and paid leave, the year starts with a legislative shift that could shape everything from your doctor’s office visit to your ability to cast a ballot.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Thirty-eight states are enacting laws to regulate AI, tackling deepfakes in elections and chatbot use in health care.

• Despite a federal executive order aiming to curb state-level AI rules, states are pushing ahead.

• California and Oregon now ban AI from posing as real doctors or nurses, chatbots can’t pretend anymore.

• Montana and South Dakota require deepfake disclosures in political content before midterms.

• Maine, Minnesota, and Delaware join the roster of states offering paid family and medical leave in 2026.

• Obamacare subsidies have expired; premiums are spiking, Colorado scrambled to soften the blow with $100 million in state funds.

• Voting laws are tightening: 20 states passed 37 restrictive measures, while fewer laws expanded access than in any year since 2021.

We’re watching a quiet transfer of power not from one party to another, but from federal to state governments. Without action in Congress, states are filling the vacuum, for better or worse. That means your zip code now matters more than ever when it comes to your rights, costs, and protections. The bigger question is: how long can this patchwork approach hold?

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