In 2024 – 2025, we saw increasing AI tools being put out to the market and many of us have used it ourselves. But do you really, and I mean really, think THAT was the extend of AI? If your answer is yes, think again. Because AI is 100% set to be your strategic backbone in 2026 – and that’s this author’s guarantee.
Meet the AI Agent – Your New Teammate
Gone are the days where you need to manually sort through your emails or do other repetitive tasks draining your valuable energy. Or even the days where you say “AI compile information now draw graphs then make ppt” prompt by prompt. Now we have autonomous or semi-autonomous AI capable of doing end-to-end tasks.
A 2025 study by McKinsey confirms what we at Apposite already knew – 62% of CEOs had already started to experiment with AI agents.
Why does it matter? Well, these AI (a)gent-man will do all those manual repetitive grunt work for you – leaving you valuable time to spend on strategy that takes your business forward.
Don’t take my word for it – hear it from our Head of Tech, Joel Almeida himself.
Real time AI – Strategy happens right here, right now
In a world where major AI players are fighting position themselves on the top, here’s a piece of good news for you – the AI processing capabilities and capacities has exponentially increased.
But what does it mean you ask? Let me explain. It means you can just ask your local AI to show you the pattern. You no longer have to pour over reports trying to figure what to do next or trying figure out what the data means.
The AI can analysis huge data sets in real time and predict the dataflow based on the pattern all from your local database. This ensures you privacy over your data and more time for you to get ahead and come out with the right decision.
Multimodal & Generative AI — Because Words Alone Won’t Cut It
From only generative text we are dashing into a year where AI will produce text, images, audio, and video into cohesive outputs. Think: a training course — complete with copy, visuals, video snippets — generated from a single brief.
That matters for L&D. With fewer bottlenecks, you can roll out learning modules, training collateral, and marketing-driven learning programs faster — without burdening your creative or instructional design teams.
From automation to augmentation: Reskilling, retention, and the AI skills premium
AI isn’t just about cutting costs — it’s about raising the value of human capital. That’s not just me saying. PwC’s 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer tells us that AI skilled workers are getting a 56% wage premium compared to their nonskilled counterparts.
This means that L&D in no longer something just nice to have, it’s mission critical. It’s about making sure your employees are in their top form. Organisations that commit to continuous learning and internal mobility will win the AI-talent race.
Tools without Adoption – A recipe for failure
In an effort to encourage AI tools usage, a lot of C-suite leaders implemented a ground-up approach. The result? “It is too slow to develop” and “not showing investment return as fast as expected.” This is not an issue with the AI. This happens when the AI has not been adopted in efficient ways.
For a successful AI-enabled performance, AI adoptability must be brought forward in a top-down approach, with the leaders focusing on few key areas to implement AI-driven transformation. This means redesigning workflows, finding new ways to measure performance and most importantly, making sure your workforce is AI-ready to work with AI.
Are you ready for 2026?
So, what do you think? You think your company has it all covered from AI agents to an AI-enabled workforce? Are you on track to be the biggest competition for your competition?
If yes, congrats! But don’t relax too much.
It just means your work is half done. The other half to constantly keep your force alive and in top form in face of fast evolving AI.
If not, don’t panic! ….well, maybe panic a little bit.
Because there’s no time to waste and we better make sure you get on the track! It’s time for you to partner with someone who knows L&D, technology, pedagogy and practical implementation – *cough*Apposite*cough* – to make sure you see the growth you have already set for this year.
At Apposite, we help you move beyond pilot programs to having an AI ready workforce – boosting the AI adoption and efficiency through customized learning for your teams, keeping them ready to weave through the upcoming AI revolution.
Ready to partner up? Talk to us today.