06-16-2026WORLD CHANGING IDEAS

These companies are finding new ways to use AI and tech for security, health, and more

The 2026 AI and technology category for World Changing Ideas is full of new approaches to AI detection, mental health assessment, and even energy.

Even as the AI revolution moves toward agentic tools, there are still hosts of uses for more classical machine-learning and computing—particularly in healthcare.

That’s where many of the AI and technology honorees of this year’s World Changing Ideas are operating—like MEandMine and Expert Radiology—but not all of them. Others tackle the need to identify AI-created content (Copyleaks), explore the future of in-home robots (Humanoid), and focus on the future of clean energy (Fuze Energy). Read about all of them below.

AI Logic GenAI detection, CopyleaksSpeculating on whether someone used AI for writing can be fun and games, but for many professionals (and students submitting papers), it can be a serious accusation. AI Logic, a program from Copyleaks to detect AI-generated writing, is designed to make it clear whether or not a piece of........

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