News & Press
2026 Predictions From Kognitos
Binny Gill, CEO and Founder of Kognitos, and Neeraj Mathur, Vice President of AI Solutions Engineering at Kognitosoffer their perspective on how in 2026, software and work alike will shift toward experience-driven models where AI handles the repetitive tasks and flexible automation frees people and businesses to focus on higher-value creativity and impact.
“The software industry will start to look a lot like the restaurant business. You can cook a meal at home if you want, or you can go out to eat. Building software in-house is like cooking; buying software is like dining out. Both will exist. Some companies will cook more, some will buy more, but the question isn’t about features anymore. It’s about experience. A restaurant isn’t popular because it has the most dishes; it’s popular because people love the experience. That’s how software will evolve. It won’t be about build versus buy, it’ll be about the kind of experience the customer wants to have.”
“AI will not replace people, but it will absolutely replace the parts of work that keep people from thinking. The goal should never be to remove humans from the process. It should be to remove the repetitive, time-consuming steps that add no real value. When employees see that AI can take care of the small tasks, they start to use their creativity and judgment more. That is when real transformation begins. The future of work is not machines running everything; it is humans using AI as a partner to think and move faster.”
This content is sourced from Itnerd.