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The Industrial AI Revolution: 2026 State of Play

The Industrial AI Revolution: 2026 State of Play

Feb 05, 2026

As of February 2026, the AI landscape has undergone a tectonic shift. We have moved past the era of "chatbots" and entered the age of Industrial AI.

The Rise of Digital Twins

Enterprises are no longer just asking AI to write emails. They are using Digital Twins—AI-powered virtual models of physical systems—to simulate outcomes, predict failures, and optimize production lines in real-time.

Autonomous Remediation

Networking and infrastructure have hit the "no human in the loop" milestone. Tier 1 and Tier 2 operations are now handled by agentic systems that detect incidents and apply fixes before a human operator even sees an alert.