My outlook for 2026: orchestration, the human edge and the AI bubble

Azeem Azhar's Exponential View • January 16, 2026 • Solo Episode

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In this episode, I share my outlook for 2026 and explain why AI tools now feel genuinely different. I explore how the act of making has been transformed, why authenticity and meaning will become the new scarcity, and whether the foundations of energy and capital can hold. I also address the question I was asked most in 2025: when will the AI bubble burst?

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