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AI Summary: Predicts that 2026 will see a shift from 'flashy' AI demos to a focus on the rigorous data engineering required to make agents reliable for production.

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10 Data + AI Predictions for 2026: The Year of Foundations

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Barr Moses

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AI-ready data is the single biggest topic of 2026. The initial 'AI-everything' bubble has cooled, and organizations are realizing that agents are only as useful as the first-party data powering them. This article outlines why investments in 'foundational' data—governance, semantic layers, and observability—will eclipse agent development budgets this year, as the industry faces a 95% failure rate for projects built on poor data foundations.

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