Thirty Bold Predictions for AI in 2026
7 Articles
7 Articles
2026: The Year AI Gets Pressure-Tested
To wrap up the year, we put our five 2025 AI predictions under the microscope and earned a respectable (self-graded) 3.5/5. Not bad, but prediction grading is just the warm-up. The real fun is predicting what 2026 will bring, and we’re doubling the fun by making ten predictions for the year. If 2025 was the year AI broke into the mainstream, 2026 is when we see AI generate meaningful dollars, both in terms of product monetization and returns to …
Six predictions and themes for 2026
It’s the start of a new year, which makes it a good moment to look ahead and identify the themes that will shape 2026. These are the signals I’m paying attention to, and why I think they matter.A breakthrough in continual learning will happenOne of the biggest limitations of current language models is that they stop learning once training is complete. After a model is released, what it knows is effectively frozen. There are workarounds—such as g…
Thirty bold predictions for AI in 2026
In 2025, depending on who you ask, artificial intelligence either became the tech industry’s most prized asset or its weakest link. AI is now core infrastructure at large and small companies, while government regulators, energy providers, and some non-technical industries have struggled to catch up. Making predictions can be a fool’s errand; in October 2022, outside of OpenAI, who would have guessed the splash ChatGPT’s release was about to make…
The AI Bubble Will Burst in 2026 (And Take the Economy With It): Annual Tech Predictions
Now, for the 8th consecutive year, I’m pleased and excited to share our predictions for the tech industry in the coming year. As always, before we dust off the crystal ball, you can see what we predicted last year. Tough year as only went 5-4 on our 9 tech-specific predictions and fell right on our faces with the bonus (non-tech) prediction. Now to the predictions! AI-native software navigation takes over: By year-end, most B2B SaaS platforms wi…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

