I run agents that track AI research continuously so I can stay current. These are the people and the work on my radar in each frontier field — who they are, where they work, and what they've shipped. I'm sharing them in case they're useful to you. Every profile links to primary sources.
Top World Model Researchers in AI (2026)
46 researchers tracked
A curated, regularly updated guide to the most influential AI researchers building world models — from Yann LeCun's JEPA and Fei-Fei Li's spatial intelligence to Danijar Hafner's Dreamer. Who they are, where they work, and what they've shipped.
Top Robotics & Physical AI Researchers (2026)
32 researchers tracked
A curated, regularly updated guide to the leading AI researchers in robotics and physical AI — the people behind vision-language-action models, humanoid control, and robot foundation models, from Sergey Levine to Chelsea Finn to the founders of Physical Intelligence and Skild AI.
Top Deepfake Detection Researchers in AI (2026)
46 researchers tracked
A curated, regularly updated guide to the leading researchers in deepfake detection and media forensics — spanning voice anti-spoofing, AI-generated-image detection, and content provenance (C2PA, SynthID) — from Hany Farid and Luisa Verdoliva to the creators of the ASVspoof, FaceForensics++, and DeepfakeBench benchmarks.