12 Predictions for 2026

Tunguz forecasts 12 major technology and business trends for 2026, including AI agents commanding premium pricing over human labor, record liquidity events (SpaceX, OpenAI IPOs), vector databases becoming critical infrastructure, and agents executing multi-hour autonomous workstreams. The predictions emphasize AI productionization at enterprise scale, with implications for infrastructure costs, database architecture, payment systems, and business staffing models.