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There are two ways to talk about AI in 2026

10 Ways AI will Move from Spectacle to Infrastructure in 2026

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Adam Cunningham
Jan 02, 2026
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There are two ways to talk about AI this year.

The first is the technology story: compute clusters, training runs, benchmark charts, and the staggering capex of energy bottlenecks. It is real, it is important, and it is endlessly marketable.

The second is the lived story: where the technology gets embedded, what it replaces, and which human behaviours it …

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