The State of Machine Learning in 2026: From Scaling Laws to Specialized Intelligence
Machine learning in 2026 looks fundamentally different from just two years ago. The era of “bigger is better” is giving way to a new paradigm: specialized, efficient, and increasingly autonomous AI systems. From Google DeepMind‘s AlphaEvolve to the rise of agentic AI frameworks, here’s what’s defining the field right now. The End of Pure Scaling…