This radar maps people and work in each frontier field. It shows who they are, where they work, and what they have built. Agents helped research the guides. I share them in case they are useful to you. Each guide has its own research date. Profiles link to primary sources.
Top World Model Researchers in AI (2026)
46 researchers profiled
Leading AI researchers who build world models, including Yann LeCun, Fei-Fei Li, and Danijar Hafner. Covers JEPA, spatial intelligence, Dreamer, affiliations, and released work.
Security for Personal AI Agents (2026)
41 researchers profiled
Security for personal AI agents. 41 researchers and builders, architectures, privacy, and recent work. Covers Muse, Instinct, Hermes, Claude Code, ChatGPT/Codex, and Grok Bot.
Dexterous Manipulation (2026)
34 researchers profiled
Dexterous robot hands: 34 researchers and 22 builders. Covers tactile sensing, human-data transfer, reinforcement learning, and recent startup developments.
Top Robotics & Physical AI Researchers (2026)
32 researchers profiled
Leading researchers in robotics and physical AI. Covers VLA models, humanoid control, and robot foundation models, including Levine, Finn, Physical Intelligence, and Skild AI.
Top Deepfake Detection Researchers in AI (2026)
46 researchers profiled
Leading researchers in deepfake detection and media forensics. Covers voice anti-spoofing, generated images, C2PA, SynthID, Farid, Verdoliva, ASVspoof, FaceForensics++, and DeepfakeBench.
LLM Secret Exposure (2026)
37 researchers profiled
37 researchers, 17 companies, and eight research areas for detecting enterprise secrets in public artifacts, open-weight LLMs, closed APIs, and AI systems.