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6 Things to Know about AIE World's Fair 2026
Takeaway
The expanded World’s Fair is designed around broad technical discovery and in-person community connections.
Summary
- The 2026 AI Engineer World’s Fair expands its program with an extra day and topics including auto-research, memory, continual learning, and vertical applications.
- The expo is described as roughly four times the previous year’s size, with four stages and activities throughout Moscone West.
- Swyx emphasizes in-person meetings and discovery, since recorded talks can be watched later.
- An ACM partnership and poster sessions aim to connect industry with research while showcasing work beyond conventional papers.
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Original description
We're back in SF! Regular bird tix will sell out by Monday, and we wanted to make a little video to tell you about why you should get off your couch and come. See video for how to claim the $40k in sponsor offers for attendees, and a special youtube-only discount: YOUTUBEPROMO (for new tix only, dont be cheeky and ask for refunds pls, our team is trying to do our best with real support issues) https://app.ai.engineer/e/ai-engineer... applies at checkout timestmaps 0:00 Introduction to AIE World's Fair 2026 1:30 Scaling up: Content and Event Growth 4:44 The Expo Floor experience 5:45 Research and Industry synergy 9:20 Leadership track and Token Billionaires 12:05 Focus on AI Verticals 13:41 Side events, orientation, and community