Author: Ian Quackenbos
January 12, 2026 10:36 pm
14 viewsAI Moves from the Chatbox to the Control Plane (and Other 2026 Predictions)
2024 was the year of the LLM interface. And 2025 was the year of experimental integration. But as we move into 2026, AI ceases to be an "add-on" and becomes the infrastructure.
The AI landscape has undergone a structural shift. We have moved past the chatbox phase and entered the era of hardcore […]