Khronos Group President Neil Trevett recently discussed the future of graphics APIs, particularly Vulkan, in an interview with RedGamingTech. Trevett indicated that Descriptor Heaps are poised to become the new standard within Vulkan, moving away from the existing binding model. The discussion also touched upon industry decisions regarding Work Graphs and work lists, noting that DX12 is moving away from Work Graphs, influencing broader API development. Looking ahead, Trevett highlighted the increasing role of neural rendering, neural texture compression, and neural materials in changing the long-term rendering pipeline. As hardware evolves and AI models take on more workloads in games, the evolution of APIs for both graphics and other technologies will be significantly shaped by these advancements. Other topics included SLANG, glTF, and OpenXR, emphasizing how APIs will adapt to powerful new hardware and AI-driven rendering techniques.