Is the “AI Agent” hype cycle finally over? Not quite, but it is evolving.
In 2025, everyone wanted an Agent. In 2026, everyone just wants results. And while 2025 was defined by experimentation, 2026 will be defined by reliability.
The “better approach” involves:
Moving beyond the buzzwords.
Solving the reliability issues that plagued early agent deployments.
Adopting architectures designed for scale, cost and safety.
Give the full blog post a read:
https://getglow.ai/blog/2025-was-the-year-of-the-agents-..or-was-it-here’s-a-better-approach-for-2026.