8 Early-Stage AI Startups Poised to Explode in 2026, According to Top Investors

The company’s goal, he wrote, is to drive the “next big revolution in AI: systems that understand the physical world, have persistent memory, can reason, and can plan complex action sequences.” These systems are also called “world models,” and they will be where LeCun focuses his attention. The final deadline to apply for the 2026 Inc.