5 Predictions for Agentic AI in 2026 | Invisible Machines Podcast S6E11

As 2025 draws to a close, Robb and Josh look back on some of the conversations they had this year both on the podcast and advising major enterprises and government leaders to offer their predictions for agentic AI in 2026. With major disruptive forces like outbound AI in the hands of consumers and agent runtime environments allowing organizations to create scalable infrastructure for AI agents, next year could see seismic changes in the way investors look at companies, and the ways companies look at themselves. Featuring a look at the components of an agent runtime, as well as previews of upcoming episodes with returning guest Ben Goertzel of SingularityNET and Joshua Gans, co-author of Prediction Machines, this episode is required viewing for anyone charged with finding ROI with agentic AI. 00:00 – Introduction to 2026 Agentic AI Predictions01:12 – Outbound AI Arrives02:30 – Scaling vs. Inventing AI04:55 – Ben Goertzel Preview06:45 – Scrappy Innovation in AI08:20 – Invisible Work Explained10:00 – Agents Job-Hunting for You11:15 – Bottom-Up AI Adoption13:10 – Layoffs, Knowledge Loss & AI15:00 – The “Fake AI Expert” Problem16:25 – Why Runtimes Matter18:00 – What IDWs Actually Do20:00 – Canonical Knowledge for Agents28:20 – Invisible Work Demo37:10 – Simulation Becomes the Next Frontier---------- Support our show by supporting our sponsors!This episode is supported by OneReach.aiForged over a decade and proven in 10,000+ deployments, OneReach.ai’s GSX is the first complete AI agent runtime environment (circa 2019) — a hardened AI agent architecture for enterprise control and scale. Backed by UC Berkeley, recognized by Gartner, and trusted across highly regulated industries, including healthcare, finance, government and telecommunications.A complete system for accelerating AI adoption - design, train, test, deploy, monitor, and orchestrate neurosymbolic applications (agents). Use any AI modelsBuild and deploy intelligent agents fastCreate guardrails for organizational alignmentEnterprise-grade security and governanceRequest free prototype:https://onereach.ai/prototype/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast_s6e11&utm_content=1 ---------- The revised and significantly updated second edition of our bestselling book about succeeding with AI agents, Age of Invisible Machines, is available everywhere: Amazon — https://bit.ly/4hwX0a5#InvisibleMachines #Podcast #TechPodcast#AIPodcast#AI #AgenticAI#AIAgents#DigitalTransformation#AI2026#2026Predictions#ArtificialIntelligence#FutureOfWork#AITrends#AIRuntime#IntelligentDigitalWorkers#AIInvestment#EnterprisAI#AIStrategy#AIROIStrategy#AITransformation#InvisibleMachines#AIRuntime