Practical AI 2025 was the year of agents, what's coming in 2026?
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Jan 9, 2026 A whirlwind recap of AI's evolution in 2025 sets the stage for the discussions on the impactful rise of AI agents. Hear about the varied success of these agents and how they’ve accelerated productivity. The conversation dives into the complexities of multimodal AI, from video to text, and the urgent need for better orchestration skills. Chris and Daniel tackle the challenges of infrastructure and energy limits while forecasting a new era of consumer AI with affordable hardware. Predictions abound for 2026's AI landscape, hinting at exciting developments ahead.
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Agents Shift AI From Models To Systems
- 2025 was the year AI shifted focus from standalone models to autonomous agents that integrate tools and systems.
- Agentic workflows produced transformative gains when paired with domain expertise and proper integration.
Six Weeks Of Work In Six Minutes
- Chris Benson fed a complex prompt and the agent generated six weeks of work in six minutes inside VS Code.
- That project output forced him to flip his workflow and fully embrace agentic development.
Pair Domain Expertise With Prompt Iteration
- Invest in domain expertise and learn to craft and iterate prompts over many steps to reach production quality.
- Connect the right data sources and tools; lacking that integration often causes agent projects to fail.