The AI stack is getting noisier, but the direction is getting clearer, and our 2026 predictions reflect that. Apps that can’t deliver the right context will backfire, frameworks will converge around a few winners with strong ecosystems, and the pool of people who can build will expand fast as AI tools close the gap between ideas and shipped software. If you’re building AI apps that have to perform outside a demo, this is the set of predictions worth reading, and the conversation worth joining.