Everyone's talking about AI agents. But here are 3 trends that are actually going to reshape the industry this year — and most people haven't caught on yet.

1. On-device AI is going mainstream.

Apple, Google, and Qualcomm are shipping models that run entirely on your phone. No cloud, no latency, no privacy concerns. This changes everything for app developers.

2. Open-source models are closing the gap fast.

The performance gap between open-source and proprietary models shrank by 40% in the last 6 months. By end of 2026, the difference will be negligible for 90% of use cases.

3. AI-native companies are replacing SaaS.

Why pay for 10 different tools when one AI agent can do the work of all of them? The SaaS unbundling is already happening — most people just haven't noticed.

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What trends are you watching right now?