Key Trends in LLMs Highlighted at WWC North America 2026
Simon Willison delivered a closing keynote at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, summarizing 2026 LLM milestones.
On Friday, Simon Willison closed the WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America in San Jose with a keynote that stitched together the most significant trends in large language models (LLMs) observed throughout 2026.
The presentation, titled *2026 in LLMs (so far)*, offered a chronological walk‑through of the year’s developments, supported by a set of annotated slides and detailed notes released alongside the talk.
The full video of the session is available on YouTube, and the slide deck can be accessed via the links provided in the original post.
Willison’s recap serves as a concise reference for developers and researchers looking to understand the rapid evolution of LLM technology up to the present point in the year.
For further details, readers can consult the original article on Simon Willison’s blog, which includes the video embed and downloadable assets.
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