Hype Cycle stories
Retailers may get more personalised search tools after Constructor was ranked first in three Gartner use cases, ahead of Google and others.
Security chiefs are being given a framework to curb risks as AI spreads through coding, no-code tools and autonomous software workflows.
Growing AI use in coding is widening software risk, forcing security leaders to match training and controls to each adoption stage.
Pressure is mounting on firms to show returns, as 78% of organisations say AI projects have failed or stalled at pilot stage.
Investor appetite for AI remains intense as OpenAI's new cash haul lifts its valuation to USD $852 billion and deepens its compute push.
Arcadian Digital backs small, tightly scoped AI projects solving real business problems over hype-fuelled, grandiose rollouts.
Thrive launches a governed AI workspace and phased adoption model to tame shadow AI, uniting access to 50-plus major language models.
Firms face a chasm between AI hype and CX reality, with security, compliance and organisational readiness the real keys to progress.
NeuBird AI's agentic SRE platform autonomously resolved 230,000 alerts in a year, saving 12,000 hours and USD $1.8 million in costs.
TeamViewer boss Oliver Steil says 2026 will mark AI's shift from hype to Monday-morning results, human-centric workflows and trusted autonomy.
Global AI spend will soar to USD $2.52trn by 2026, Gartner says, as enterprises pour cash into infrastructure and AI-optimised servers.
Nintex warns enterprise agentic AI will face a 2026 reality check, with tighter budgets, targeted use cases and tougher governance.
AI in 2026 will be less about dazzling breakthroughs and more about fragile data, hybrid clouds and investor pressure for real profits.
Boards will pivot AI from hype to hard numbers in 2026, slashing speculative spend and backing smaller models with provable returns.
Many marketers are still unclear how to use agentic AI, even as pilots remain limited and governance questions grow across the industry.
Nearly half of Canadian business leaders are testing AI without seeing returns, as firms struggle to embed the technology into daily operations.
Australian organisations are moving past AI hype, demanding tools that simplify daily work, scale across teams and prove practical value.
Australian tech leaders tip 2026 as the year AI hype cools, privacy platforms surge and digital health reshapes everyday care.
ScotlandIS flags AI, skills, green data centres and cyber basics as critical to Scotland's digital economy amid 2026 uncertainty.
Outcome-first, tightly governed AI will eclipse experimental pilots by 2026 as boards and regulators demand clear, measurable business value.
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