# The best artificial intelligence design of 2026

> Source: <https://www.fastcompany.com/91589908/artificial-intelligence-design-innovation-by-design-2026>
> Published: 2026-09-14 11:00:00+00:00

The [artificial intelligence](https://www.fastcompany.com/section/artificial-intelligence) category of [Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards](https://www.fastcompany.com/innovation-by-design/list) honors systems, platforms, and UIs that leverage algorithms to positively impact the way we live. This year’s winner, [Conway’s Arcade](https://www.fastcompany.com/91589915/conways-arcade-innovation-by-design-2026) by Special Guest X for Google, is an [AI](https://www.fastcompany.com/section/artificial-intelligence)-powered arcade cabinet that generates endless, ever-changing remixes of classic games like Space Invaders and Breakout. See all of the honorees below.

**Galerie Nainoa
*[Nainoa](http://www.galerienainoa.com)***

**Project Speedrun
*[Quilter](https://www.quilter.ai/project-speedrun)***

**Rapid Aortic
*[RapidAI](https://www.rapidai.com/rapid-aortic-solutions)***

**Stream
*[Sandbar](https://www.sandbar.com/stream)***

**Adobe Firefly
*[Adobe](https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly.html)***

**CropVoice
*[InnerPlant](https://innerplant.com/)***

**Dementia & Alzheimer’s Research Initiative
*[Texas A&M University](https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/06/16/texas-am-launches-statewide-dementia-research-initiative-to-tackle-alzheimers-crisis/)***

*For Those Who Come After*[Kinfolk Tech Foundation](https://www.kinfolktech.org/exhibitions/for-those-who-come-after)

**Google Maps: Immersive Navigation
*[Google](https://www.google.com/maps/about/#navigate-easier-and-smarter)***