Shift from pilots to scale: AI is moving from experimentation to broad deployment, forcing enterprises to rethink operations, org design, and infrastructure.
Five core AI forces: Key trends include physical AI and robotics, agentic AI as a digital workforce, an AI infrastructure cost reckoning, AI-native tech orgs, and AI-driven cyber risk and defense.
Hybrid infrastructure strategies: Leading firms are mixing cloud, on-prem, and edge to control exploding AI costs and meet latency and performance needs.
New org models and roles: Tech orgs are becoming AI-native, product-led, and human–agent hybrid, with new roles and governance structures.
Signals to watch: Adjacent areas like synthetic data, neuromorphic computing, AI wearables, biometrics, and generative engine optimization may shape the next wave of AI-driven change.
https://deloitte.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/tech-trends-2026-ai-comes-of-age-5076eb16