#10: Holiday Chat: Where AI Is Heading in 2026
December 23, 2025
In this special holiday episode of AI For Your Business with Modern Logic, hosts Dustin Bruzenak and Andy Rahn look back at 2025 and look ahead at what AI might bring in 2026. They explore the rapidly evolving competition between OpenAI, Google’s Gemini, and emerging models like China’s DeepSeek—highlighting how geopolitical interests, hidden biases, and vendor agendas are shaping the future of AI.
The conversation also dives into agentic shopping, AI-assisted workflows, on-device intelligence, and the potential shift away from screens toward more conversational, voice-driven computing. Dustin and Andy share predictions on regulation, alignment challenges, and how businesses can prepare for a landscape where AI agents talk to websites, make purchases, and automate multi-step tasks across applications.
Whether you’re thinking about AI strategy, workflow automation, or the broader societal impact of intelligent systems, this episode offers practical insight and grounded predictions for the year ahead.
🔗 Resources and mentions from this episode:
- Google Gemini Update
- OpenAI Internal Memo (Altman “Code Red”)
- DeepSeek Model Overview
- Target’s AI Shopping Integration
- Anthropic & AI Alignment Principles
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