Mixture of Experts AI year in review: Trends shaping 2026
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Jan 2, 2026 Chris Hay, a veteran AI practitioner, discusses the rise of 'super agents' and their orchestration in 2025, predicting further advancements in 2026. Gabe Goodhart, an open-source advocate, highlights the growing maturity of open-source AI models and the challenges they face in integration. Kaoutar El Maghraoui, an AI hardware expert, analyzes supply constraints in 2025 and anticipates a shift towards specialized chips. Finally, Aaron Baughman explores the potential of multimodal AI, emphasizing models that integrate sensory inputs for more human-like responses.
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Reasoning Made Super Agents Invisible
- Reasoning + tool use turned many small specialized agents into broader "super agents."
- These orchestrator agents hide complexity and become the primary user front door for workflows.
Front Door Battle Shapes Agent Market
- Big AI providers are fighting to be the front door for agent orchestration across browser and mobile.
- Whoever owns that channel will control much of agent usage and the market.
Ship Orchestration, Not Just Models
- Prioritize system-level orchestration, not just model quality, to deliver user joy.
- Build the UX, guardrails, and integration that assemble open components into a coherent product.