The Year of the Agent: Top AI Trends Shaping 2026

If 2023 was the year of the chatbot and 2024 was the year of integration, 2026 is officially the year of the Agent. We’ve moved past the "hype phase" where AI just answers questions; we are now in the "impact phase," where AI actually does the work.

From autonomous "digital coworkers" to AI that lives in the physical world, here is what’s trending in the world of artificial intelligence right now.

Ankita Gairola