𝐃𝐚𝐲 1 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐄𝐒 and I’ve already heard the phrase “AI-powered” more times than I can count. And somehow… I'm trusting it LESS less each time.
AI is no longer the differentiator. It’s table stakes.
And "𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘐" is already just noise.
The real question for 2026 is 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭.
We’re drowning in one-off tools, demos, and promises. Fragmentation is accelerating faster than convergence.
The winners won’t be the companies with the “best” model for five minutes.
They’ll be the ones who can connect models, manage agents, and future-proof their stack without starting over every quarter.
Orchestration will top generation as the focus this year.
