DATE: December 31, 2025POSTS: 1,995PREDICTIONS: 26SOURCES: 3 Lists
As we close out 2025, here's what the top people in AI are predicting for 2026 — synthesized from 1,995 posts across AI Newsmakers, AI Leaders, and AI Investors.
Major Technology Predictions
@jxmnop predicts the return of BASE MODELS in 2026 — powerful pretrained models vs watered-down post-training.
AI Newsmakers
@Dr_Singularity says 2026 is when things start changing very fast — rapid AI acceleration ahead. ↗
AI Newsmakers • 54 likes, 7 retweets, 11 replies
@jonas declares 2026 as the last year of being the apex intelligence — AGI surpassing humans. ↗
AI Leaders #1
@NamanAGI_ launches AGI Mobile — AI that operates directly inside mobile apps through UI. ↗
AI Leaders #1
@tszzl reflects on 10 years since AlphaGo — no superhuman AI moment since, implying 2026 breakthrough coming. ↗
AI Newsmakers • 102 likes, 19 replies
Business & Market Predictions
@sunilkrao predicts most AI companies will fail — only memory/data creates defensible moats, everything else commoditizes. ↗
AI Leaders #1
@grinich announces WorkOS doubling team to 200 in 2026 — aggressive B2B SaaS growth. ↗
AI Leaders #1 • 16 likes
@TeksEdge predicts lots more post-vibe coding companies appearing in 2026. ↗
AI Investors
@tanayj reports Notion crossed $600M ARR with half from AI products — major AI revenue milestone. ↗
AI Newsmakers
@theinformation reports Oracle will do first chip-backed securities in 2026 to fund AI infrastructure. ↗
AI Newsmakers
Infrastructure & Resources
@SemiAnalysis_ identifies energy as the bottleneck for AI infrastructure and GDP growth in America. ↗
AI Newsmakers • 33 likes, 4 retweets
Cultural & Work Trends
@johncoogan calls 2026's hottest trend: "dogged pursuits" — determined, persistent efforts refusing to give up. ↗
AI Newsmakers • 60 likes, 7 retweets, 10 replies
@alexkehr predicts remote work nearly fully ends in 2026 — return to in-person interaction. ↗
AI Newsmakers
@biwills describes current era as a "coding renaissance" — most fun building in 17 years. ↗
AI Leaders #1
@emmalsalinas says vibe coding is addictive — writing 3K perfect lines with one paragraph has "ruined coding". ↗
AI Leaders #1
Safety & Economic Concerns
@IntuitMachine argues slowing down AI might kill us all — acceleration may be safer than deceleration. ↗
AI Newsmakers
@IntuitMachine warns AI pushing us into "Jevons World" where inequality spirals forever. ↗
AI Newsmakers
Meanwhile in AI
@venturetwins spending the final day of 2025 turning hot girls online into my cat. ↗
AI Newsmakers • 9 likes
@Ronalfa observes the GPU hours burned on LinkedIn year-end slop could actually cure cancer. ↗
AI Leaders #1
@ikirigin shares Dishyphus was a king that stole ceramics from Athena — his punishment was to have a full sink right after he finished unloading the dishwasher. ↗
AI Leaders #1
@theo just had a crypto grifter accuse me of supporting various crypto scams that I've never heard of before. ↗
AI Newsmakers • 34 likes
@aditabrm my mom tells her friends I work in AI. ↗
AI Leaders #1 • 14 likes
High-Signal Cross-List Patterns
"Dogged pursuits" prediction amplified across multiple lists (high confidence)
Vibe coding transformation mentioned across all three lists
Universal optimism about 2026 opportunities
Energy/infrastructure identified as key constraint
Unique Insights
Base models returning (AI Newsmakers only — requires validation)
Last year as apex intelligence (AI Leaders only — bold claim)
Chip-backed securities (AI Newsmakers only — Oracle 2026)
Founder Sentiment
High confidence in 2026 growth opportunities
Recognition that AI coding tools are transformative
Belief that most AI companies lack defensible moats