2026年AI与智能体式自动化趋势报告解锁发展蓝图

UiPath2026AIandAgenticAutomationTrendsReport

Unlocking

theMap

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UiPath2026AIandAgenticAutomationTrendsReport

UnlockingtheMap

Welcometothisyear’s

UiPathTrendsReport,ourannualexaminationofthemostpowerfulforces

shapingthenextwaveofAIandagenticautomation.

Toformulatethesetrends,wehavegatheredperspectivesfromtheUiPathautomation

ecosystem,whichincludes10,000+

customers,5,000+partners,and3million

UiPathCommunitymembers.Wehavealso

turnedtoourownexperts:UiPathAI

scientists,productandsoftwareteams,

customersuccessteams,andsalesand

marketingexperts.Thesediverseviewpoints,supplementedwithawidereviewofthird-

partyresearchandanalysis,havehelpedustodevelopapracticalandgroundedviewofwhereAIandagenticautomationisheaded,andwhatitwilltaketogetthere.

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Thethemeofthisyear’strendsis“UnlockingtheMap.”Ingaming,thisphrasedescribes

howplayersgainaccessandvisibilityinto

hiddenterritoriesastheycompletemissions,

discovernewcapabilities,andgainentryto

previouslyinaccessibleareas.Whatwasonceashadowedoutlinebecomesvisible,

navigable,andactionable.

Andthat’sexactlywhat’shappeninginAIandagenticautomation.Organizationsnowsee

thecontoursofwhat’spossibleandthe

possibilitiescontainedwithinthisnewworld.Boundariesandbarriers—betweendataandaction,betweenpilotsandproduction,

betweeninitialinvestmentandultimate

payoff—arefalling.Asmoreofthemap

unlocks,enterprisesgainbothvisionandagency:theabilitytonavigatethrough

anewagenticworldwithpurpose,linkingstrategy,data,andtechnologyintoa

cohesivesystemforgrowth.

Thisyear,explorationgiveswaytoexecutionasenterprisesmovefromisolatedtrials

towardconnected,governedsystems.

Single-agentprocessescedeterritoryto

multi-agentsystemswhereagents,robots,

andpeopleworktogetheracrossdata,

applications,andworkflows.Organizations

findafaster,smootherpathtoagentic

ROI—leveragingthelessonslearnedinthe

lastyear,buildingouttheirinfrastructureforscale,andspeedingtheirwaywithprebuilt

verticalsolutions.Theyestablishpowerful,

centralizedorchestrationandgovernance

capabilities,andtakestepstotransformtheirdataintocompetitiveadvantage.

2026istheyearwhencompaniesunlockthemapthatleadsthemintotheiragenticfuture.

Let’sstartthejourney.

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Overview

UiPath2026

AIandAgentic

AutomationTrends

1

Necessityasthemotherofreinvention

AI’sdisruptionscompelorganizationstomakebold

changesinhowtheyoperate,compete,andallocatework.

2

AIROIatlast

Enterprisesfindtheirpathfrompilotstopayout.

3

Verticalascent

Focusedagenticsolutionstakeoffandflyhigh.

4

Thepoweroftheswarm

Multi-agentsystemslandallover,transformingworkflowsforgood…andforthebetter.

5

Enterthecommandcenter

Controlmovestoanewplanebycentralizingorchestration,governance,andagentmanagement.

6

Glovesoff,guardrailsup

Enterprisesactdecisivelytoensuresecurity,transparency,andcontrolforeveryAIagentandagenticworkflow.

Datagoesmeta

7Companiesdoubledownonaddingthecontext,structure,real-timeaccess,andcontrolthatturnenterprisedataintoagentrocketfuel.

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Trend#1

Necessityasthe

motherofreinvention

AI’sdisruptionscompelorganizationstomakebold

changesinhowtheyoperate,compete,andallocatework.

It’snowclearthatagent-centricoperatingmodelscandramaticallyoutperformtraditionalwaysofworking—makingitimperativefor

enterprisestoreinventthemselvesasagenticorganizations.Thisrequiresadoptingnewoperatingsystemsbuiltfororchestration,governance,andcontinuousoptimizationacrossanincreasinglyautonomousandinterconnecteddigitalenterprise.

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Trend#1

Necessityasthemotherofreinvention

Amongexecutives,three-quarterspredict

agenticAIwillreshapetheworkplacemore

profoundlythantheInternetdid,and82%

sayitwilltransformtheirownindustries

within18months.1Thevastmajorityhave

alreadybroughtsomeagentsintotheir

operations,andjustaboutnineoutoftensaythey’llbeincreasinginvestmentover2026.2Themomentumisinescapable.Soisthe

needforprofoundreinvention.

Whilechangeswillripplethroughleadership,talent,andstrategy,themoststrikingareaoftransformationinvolvesreconceivingthe

technologyandoperatingsystemsthat

powertheenterpriseitself.It’sbecome

increasinglyclearthatoperatingmodelsandtechnologiesconceivedforhumanworkflowscan’tmanagethescale,autonomy,and

complexityofagenticenvironments.

Enterpriseswidelyrecognizethisgap:inonestudy,78%ofC-suiteexecutivesagreedthatgainingmaximumbenefitfromagenticAI

requiresanewoperatingmodelbuiltaroundagenticcapabilities.3

Thisnewagenticoperatingmodelrequires

newtechnologiesthatcanorchestrate,

govern,andcontinuallyoptimizetheworkofagents,robots,andpeopleacrossan

increasinglycomplexdigitalecosystem.In

2025,one-fifthofenterpriseswerealready

takingstepstorethinktheiroperatingmodelsaroundanagenticcore.4Throughout2026,

manymoreenterpriseswilltakeupthechallengeofreinvention.

Thenewoperatingsystemwillneedto

addressseveralcriticalchallenges,eachwithmajorimplicationsforthetechnologiesthat

supportit.

1)Massiveredistributionofworkbetweenhumansandagents

Theagenticeramarksaradicalredivisionoflaborbetweenpeopleandvirtualworkers.

It’salreadyhappening:today,acrossroughlyone-thirdofalloccupations,AIsystems

performmorethanaquarterofthetasks.⁵Thisdisruptionnotonlyalterswhatpeopledoandtheskillstheyneed,butalsohow

workisvisualized,assigned,andgovernedacrosstheenterprise.

Technologyimplications:Aspeopleand

virtualworkerssharemoreofthework,anorchestrationlayerthatgoverns,monitors,andoptimizesautonomousdecisionsinrealtimebecomesparamount.

2)Agentsmovingintocore,high-valueworkflowsandprocesses

AIagentsareextendingautomationinto

high-value,judgment-basedprocessessuchasdecisionmakingandriskmanagement—creatingnewopportunities,butalsonew

risksthatcallforstrongoversightandcontrol.6

Technologyimplications:Technologymustsupportsafeautonomy—automationthatisauditable,explainable,andresilient,with

human-in-the-loopcapabilities.Enterpriseswillneedembeddedoversightcapabilities

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Trend#1Necessityasthemotherofreinvention

suchassimulation,testing,androllback,aswellascontinuousmonitoringforcomplianceandaccuracy.Reliabilityandassurance

becomeascentraltotheoperatingsystemasspeedandscale.

3)Continuousadaptationandreal-time,flexibleoptimization

Becauseagentscanlearn,adapt,and

self-optimize,changebecomescontinualasagenticsystemsfine-tuneoperationsto

maximizeoutcomes.Thisconstantevolutionchallengestraditionalideasofstabilityandcontrol.7

Technologyimplications:Operatingsystemswillneedtobemodular,composable,and

self-adaptive,integratingnewtools,data

sources,andagentcapabilitieswithout

disruption.Enterpriseswillrequiresimulationenvironmentstotestpotentialchangesandreal-timeobservabilitytotrackperformance,safety,andalignmentwithbusinessgoals.

4)Theblurringofboundaries

Valuecreationwillincreasinglyhappen

acrossnetworksofinterconnectedagents

spanningsuppliers,partners,andcustomers.Thinkaboutprocurementagentsnegotiatingdirectlywithvendoragentsorconsumer

agentsinteractingwithbrandagentsfor

personalizedservices.Astheseinteractionsmultiply,theedgesoftheenterprisedissolveintoawiderdigitalecosystem.8

Technologyimplications:Theoperating

systemwillneedtobeopen,interoperable,

andsecure,enablingagentstooperate

acrosssystems,vendors,andclouds.Sharedprotocols,APIs,andtrustframeworkswillberequiredtomanageidentity,permissions,

anddataexchanges.

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Themapahead

Inthisnewworld,theOSbecomesnotjustacontrolcenterbutabridge—connecting

ecosystemswhileensuringsafetyand

transparency.Asagenticcapabilitiesscale,thequestionforenterpriseswillnolongerbewhethertoadoptagents—buthowto

operatewiththemascorecontributors.

Successwilldependonimplementingan

operatingsystemthatintegratesautomation,governance,andorchestrationintoone

adaptivecapability.In2026,necessitywillindeedbecomethemotherofreinvention—asenterprisesreimaginenotonlytheir

technology,buttheverylogicofhowworkgetsdone.

To-Do’sfor2026

.Frameyouroperatingmodel.Definetheworkflowbetweenhumans,robots,andagents—andrequiredgovernanceand

orchestration.

.Identifyenablingcapabilities.Mapthetechnologiesandarchitectureyournewoperatingmodeldemands.

.Setyourbuild-outstrategy.Determinewhethertobuildorbuy,andidentify

externalpartnersandplatforms.

.Moveaheadtoimplement.Actrapidlytocaptureagenticadvantages.

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Trend#1Necessityasthemotherofreinvention

78%

ofC-suiteexecutivesagreethatgaining

maximumbenefitfromagenticAIrequiresanewoperatingmodel.

IBMInstituteforBusinesValue,AtenticAI’sStrategicAscent,2025.

“[Winningcompanies]willabandon

existingoperatingmodelsforones

designedaroundautonomousdecisionmakingcapabilities.”

IBMInstituteforBusinessValue,AgenticAI’sStrategicAscent,2025.

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Trend#2

AIROIatlast

Enterprisesfindtheirpathfrompilottopayout.

Organizationsapproach2026withmomentumandamandate:use

thelessonsof2025tomakeagenticprogramsdeliver.Budgetsarerising,confidenceishigh,andtheexperiencesof2025havebroughtorganizationsfarupthelearningcurve.Asthefocusthisyearshiftsfromexperimenttoexecution,anewplaybookforagenticpayoff

bringsROIwithinreach.

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AIROIatlast

Trend#2

2025laidthegroundworkfortheagenticera.Startingfromnearzero,enterprise

experimentationwithagentssurged:bymid-year,roughly65%oforganizationswere

pilotingordeployingagenticsystems.¹²YetmanyhavestruggledtoscaletheirAIefforts.AccordingtoanMITstudy,only5%of

companiesarerealizingmeaningfulfinancialreturns³andotherstudiesreportthat70–

80%ofagenticinitiativeshavefailedtoreachenterprisescale.⁴⁵

Evenso,enterprisesdon’tappearlikelyto

curtailtheirefforts.Halfofexecutivesnow

rankagenticAIastheirtopAIinvestment

priorityfor2026.⁶IDCprojectsthatagenticAIwillrepresent10–15%ofITspendingin

2026andgrowata31.9%CAGRto26%of

budgets—about$1.3trillion—by2029.⁷Inaworldwhereagenticcapabilityisthenew

foundationforcompetitiveness,it’sclearthatnoonecanaffordtofallbehindthecurve.

2026:Theyearof“showmethemoney.”

Butwhileinvestmentcontinues,there’san

increasingfocusonperformanceandimpact.Forinstance,80%ofexecutivessaytheir

boardsareaskingforadefinedstrategyanddemonstrableROIforGenAIandagentic

initiatives.⁶Themandateisclear:thisyear,

agenticinitiativesneedtoshowproofoftheirscalability,efficiency,andbusinessvalue.

Thegoodnews:manyexecutivesbelievetheycandeliver.Ina3Q2025survey,73%saidtheiragenticinitiativeswouldyield

significantcompetitiveadvantagewithinayear,and57%foresawmeasurableROI.7

Themapahead

Astheymovetocapturemoreagenticvalue,executiveswillbefollowinganewplaybookforagenticpayoff,whichincludesthe

followingbestpractices:

.Gowherethepainpays.Focusonhigh-pain,high-gainproblemswhereagentscanmakearealdifference—andwheresuccessbuildsmomentumacrossthe

business.

.Reinvent,don’tretrofit.Redesign

processesfromthegrounduptotakefulladvantageofwhatagentsmakepossible.

.Getthemeasureofyouragents.OldROImetricsmaynotbetherightones.Focusonmetricsthatmeasuretherealimpactagentscandeliver:businessagility,

bettercustomerexperience,andcostpertransaction.

.Findstrengthinswarms.Multi-agent

systems—fleetsofspecializedagents—areprovingtobepowerfulinscaling

performance.

.Buysmartbeforeyoubuild.Prebuilt,

domain-specificagenticsolutionsand

reusableworkflowscandeliverROIfasterandmorepredictably.

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AIROIatlast

Trend#2

To-Do’sfor2026

Don’tbelatetoorchestrate.

.Focusonhigh-ROIopportunities.Learnhowtoidentifythemhere:

The

Practitioner’sGuidetoAgentic

Automation.

.Aimhigher,winbigger.GeneratemoreROIandimpactbytacklingahigh-pain,high-gainprocess.

.Setyouragentsupforsuccess.Learnhowtomaximizetheirimpactwiththis

report:

HarnessThePotentialOfAgentic

AutomationAtYourOrganization

.

Orchestrationsynchronizesthehandoffsamongagents,robots,andhumans

acrosssystemsanddepartments.

(tolearnmore,get

TheDefinitiveGuide

toAgenticOrchestration

.)

.Keepcontrolofthecontrols.Buildin

oversight,observability,andguardrailsforeveryagentandworkflowtosustainperformancegains.

73%

ofexecutivespredicttheiragenticprojectswilldelivervaluewithin12months.

Source:KPMG,AIQuarterlyPulseSurvey,Q32025.

“Don’tthinktoosmall.Ifyoufocuson

takingonthereallytoughproblemsto

solve,theoutcomecanbemuchbigger.“

DanielDines,CEO,UiPathat

FUSION

,2025

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Trend#3

Verticalascent

Focusedagenticsolutionstakeoffandflyhigh.

Thisyear,verticalagenticsolutionscontinuetheirgrowth

trajectory—coveringmoredomainsandenjoyingbroaderadoption.

Domain-tuned,tested,andintegration-friendly,theseconfigurationsofagents,automation,models,andworkflowsofferfasterdeployment,

measurableoutcomes,andareliableandeffectivepathwaytoscale.

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Verticalascent

Trend#3

In2025,verticaIagenticsoIutions—end–to–end,domain–specificofferings—beganto

gainreaItraction.In2026,thatmomentumacceIeratessharpIy,andbyyear’send,

verticaIagenticsoIutionswiIIhavefirmIyestabIishedtheirroIeinmanyenterprises’agenticportfoIios.

VerticaIsoIutionsarepoisedforrapidgrowthbecausetheymeetenterprises’acuteneedtocapturereIiabIeandrapidROIfromtheir

agenticinitiatives.MITresearchhasfound

thatexternaIIysourcedorpartnership–basedAIprojectsaretwiceasIikeIytoachieve

meaningfuIoutcomesasinternaIbuiIds.1Byreducingcost–to–buiId,timetovaIue,andperformancerisk,prebuiItsoIutionsofferapowerfuInewoptionfororganizations

seekingtoIeverageAIandautomationtoachievebreakthroughproductivity,

resiIience,andgrowth.

SoIutionscanbeIaunchedfasteranddeIiverstrongresuItsbecausetheyincIudeaIIthe

prebuiIteIementsandcapabiIitiesrequiredfordepIoyment,integration,andongoingproduction:

.SpeciaIizedagentswithpredefinedroIes.Optimizedprocessdesign

.WorkfIoworchestrationcoordinating

agents,peopIe,appIications,andsystems

.Predefineddataschema

.Fine–tuned,speciaIizedmodeIs.Industry–standardcompIiance

frameworksincIudingruIes,escaIationpaths,andauditcontroIs

.BuiIt–inoversightandanaIyticsfortransparency,auditabiIity,and

performancetracking

.Integrationsintoenterpriseecosystems

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ThebestverticaIsoIutionsareaIsohighIy

configurabIe,forinstance,makingitpossibIeforenterprisestousetheirowndataand

modeIs.WorkfIows,decisionframeworks,

andguardraiIscanbeadaptedtoenterprises’reguIatory,security,andreportingstandards,aIIowingcompaniestointegratesoIutions

seamIessIyintooperationswhiIemaintainingcompIianceandcontroI.

Themapahead

In2026,verticaIagenticsoIutionswiII

becomeanessentiaIpartofmany

enterprises’AIstrategies.OrganizationswiIIadoptathoughtfuImixof“make”and“buy,”

usingverticaIsoIutionstoacceIeratetransformationinaseIectgroupof

processes.

AttractivecandidatesforexternaIsoIutionswiIIbedata–intensive,aIways–onprocesseswhereaccuracy,decisionspeed,and

throughputmatter.They’IIbeprocesses

whereimprovementscanyieIdbigbusinessimprovements,andwhereAIagentscan

deIiveroutsizedimpact.

SomeexampIesofsoIutionsaIreadyinmarket:

.LoanoriginationandcompIianceinfinanciaIservices

.CIaimsanddeniaIsmanagementinheaIthcare

.SuppIychainmanagementandoptimizationinmanufacturing

.Inventorymanagement,pricing,andmerchandizingoptimizationinretaiI

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Verticalascent

Trend#3

To-Do’sfor2026

.Settheportfoliomix.Determineyour

“buildorbuy”strategyforkey

processes,identifyingplaceswherea

verticalagenticsolutioncanreliably

deliverfasterROIthandoingitinternally.

.Buildanassessmentframework.As

solutionsofferingsproliferate,makesuretoestablishclearcriteriaforevaluation.

Analystscharacterizethesolutionsmarketasearlybutfastmaturing,²asmoreproviders

andcustomersenterthespace.In2026,

expectadoptiontoaccelerateasenterprisesexperiencethetangiblebenefitsofvertical

agenticsolutions—fasterdeployment,lowerintegrationrisk,embeddedcompliance,andmeasurableROI.

2x

Externalsolutionsaretwiceas

likelytodelivermeasurableresultsthaninternallybuiltsolutions

Source:MIT,GenAIDivide:StateofAIinBusiness2025,2025.

“Industry-tailoredsolutionstrulyrepresenta

fundamentalshiftinhoworganizationscanleverageAIandautomationtoachievebreakthrough

productivityandbusinessoutcomes."

GrahamSheldon,ChiefProductOfficer,UiPath

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Trend#4

Thepower

oftheswarm

AI’smulti-agentsystemslandallover,transformingworkflowsforgood...andforthebetter.

Thisyear,theenterprisefocuschangesfrombuildingsingleagentsto

launchingmulti-agentsystems(MAS)—teamsofagentsworking

together.Theshiftisacceleratingasorganizationsseehowmuchbetterthesesystemscanperform,andhowmuchmoretheycando.Expect

enterprisestoshifttheirfocustoMAS—andtoinvestinorchestration,governance,andskillstosupporttheseagentswarms.

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Trend#4Thepoweroftheswarm

Amulti-agentsystem(MAS)isanetworkofautonomousagentsthatcollaborateto

achievesharedobjectives.Eachagenthasaroleandspecificcapabilities:onemayplan,anotherretrievedata,anotheranalyze,

anotheract.

Leveragingparallelprocessing,redundantroles,andagentspecialization—and

coordinatingactivitiesthroughan

orchestrationlayerthatgovernscontext,

timing,andhandoffs—MAScaneffectivelyharnessthepowerofagentstowork

togethertoexecuteend-to-endworkflows.Thisapproachcandeliversubstantial

performancegains:upto60%fewererrors,40%fasterexecution,and25%lower

operatingcostsversusexistingtraditional

¹

processes.

MASalsosignificantlyextendsthereachofagenticAIintoprocesseswheresingle

agentshavestruggled,forexample,

workflowsrequiringdiverseexpertise,longhorizons,andparallelsteps.Inonestudy,MAS-basedapproacheswereableto

completecomplexprocesses70%moreoftenthansingleagents.²

Themarketismovingtoembracemulti-agentsystems.Thenumberofenterprisesmovingbeyondpilotsisexpectedtodoublethisyear,and75%oforganizationsplantodeploy

multi-agentframeworkswithinthenext18

months.³Growthwillcontinue:theglobal

MASmarket,whichwas$6.3billionin2025,isprojectedtogrowata45.5%CAGR

through2034.⁴

Wheretheswarmislanding

Practitionersinmanyindustriesaresuccessfullyapplyingmulti-agentsystemstotheircomplex,hard-to-automateprocesses.

Industry/Function

Processes

KeyDriversofAdoption

Banking&Insurance

KYConboarding,frauddetection,claimsadjudication,collections

Heavycompliancerequirements,long

multi-stepworkflows,needforspeed+

accuracy,regulatorypressure

CallCenters

Inquirytriage,resolutiondrafting,compliance/tonereview

Highcostofhumanlabor,demandforfaster

responsetimes,needtoscalecapacity

withoutscalingheadcount

IT&HRServiceOperations

Casetriage,approvals,knowledgeretrieval,

employeeonboarding

Highvolumeofrepetitiveservicerequests,

pressuretoreducecost-to-serve,and

improveemployeeexperience

ProfessionalServices

Contractreview,audits,taxadvisory,

clientonboarding

Knowledge-heavytasks,

needforexplainability,

client-facingriskiferrorsoccur

Retail&Consumer

Dynamicpricing,demandforecasting,promotions,customerpersonalization

Competitivedifferentiation,

marginpressure,demandfor

personalizationatscale

SupplyChain&Logistics

Order-to-cash,network

replanning,exceptionhandling,

demand/supplybalancing

Urgentneedforspeed,

costefficiency,andresilience

involatilemarkets

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Trend#4Thepoweroftheswarm

Themapahead

Asmanyfirstmovershavediscovered,

implementingmulti-agentsystemsisn’tassimpleasdecidingtobuildtheiragentic

automationandthenlaunchingit.Youwilllikelyneedasignificantamountof

foundation-building.

AsyouplanandlaunchyourMAS

implementationin2026,keepinmindtheseRequirementsandActions—bestpracticesfromUiPathagenticautomationexpertsandUiPathcustomers.

Requirements

Actions

.Processintelligence:tohelpyouunderstandcurrentprocesses

.Ensureyouhaverequiredcapabilitiesandtechnologyinprocess

—andsimulateandassessnewapproaches

intelligence,orchestration,governance

.Orchestration:tobeabletoassigntasks,trackstate,escalate

.Redesigndesign:rethinkthedesignprocess,requirements,and

exceptions,andmanageagentteams.

goals

.Interoperabilityprotocols:toenableagentsfromdifferent

.SetnewKPIs:existingKPIs,likecostreductionandspeed,may

vendorstocollaborate.

notbesufficienttoassesshowtheagentsthemselvesaretrulyperforming;errordetection,agentcooperationsuccess,

Governance,safetyframeworks,andcapabilities:toreduce

throughput,andresiliencemaybemorehelpful

risks—policy-as-code,audittrails,explainability,andjailbreak

protection

Expandgovernance:addinnewlayerofruntimeoversightandsimulationtestingbeforescale

Securityandcompliance:frameworksandrules;visibilityand

monitoringcapabilities

Redefinejobsandbuildskills:shiftrolestowardmonitoring,auditing,andoptimizingmulti-agentworkflows

Jobredesignandhuman-in-the-loop:toprovidethestructure,training,andtoolstoenablepeopletomanageagents

.KPIsandmeasurements:forpeopleinnewjobs,andforagents,too

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Trend#4Thepoweroftheswarm

To-Do,sfor26

.Securetheswarm.Integrate

cybersecurityandaccesscontrols

tailoredtomulti-agentarchitectures.

.Buildyourskillsinreskilling.Giveteamsthenewskillstheyneedtomanage

hybridhuman-agentecosystems.

.Engineerfororchestration.Designanoperatinglayerthatmanagesagent

coordination,permissions,andperformanceacrossworkflows.

.Buildingovernance.Implementpolicy-as-code,audittrails,andobservabilityframeworkstomaintaintrustand

compliance.

45%

oforganizationsscalingAI

agentsarepilotingorscalingmulti-agentsystems

Source:Capgemini,HarnessingthevalueofAI:UnlockingScalableAdvantage,2025.

“Riskincreasessharplyfrom

singletomulti-agentsystemsunlessgovernanceevolvesinparallel.”

ReidBlackman,CEO,VirtueConsultants,HarvardBusinessReview,June2025.

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Trend#5

Enterthe

commandcenter

Organizationstakecontroloveragenticoperationsbycentralizingorchestration,governance,and

agentmanagement.

Asagenticautomationextendsacrosstheircoreprocesses,enterprisesmovequicklytoestablishanoperationalinfrastructuretounifyoversight,compliance,control,andorchestration.

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Enterthecommandcenter

Trend#5

It’sbecomeincreasingIycIearthat

organizations’adoptionofAIinaIIitsformshasadvancedfasterthantheirabiIityto

govern,manage,andorchestrateit.

Consider:inonestudy,nearIy75%of

respondentshadintegratedAIintocore

operations—yetonIyone-thirdhadmaturegovernancecontroIsinpIace.1Goinginto

2026,three-quartersoforganizationswerestiII(inprocess’ofdeveIopingtheir

frameworks.2

ForagenticAIspecificaIIy,thegovernance

gapmaybeevenwider:EverestGroup

estimatesthatonIyabout1%offirmshave

maturemanagementinfrastructurescapabIeoforchestratingandgoverningagents

effectiveIy.3

ThisisacriticaIgap,andonethatisgettingwiderasorganizationsdepIoymoreagents

andgivethemaccesstoawiderrangeof

processes.TheadoptionofmuIti-agent

systems(MAS)addsyetmorecompIexity,asthesesystemsrequiresophisticated

orchestrationcapabiIitiestodirect,integrate,andmonitorhighIyautonomousagents

acrosssystems,data,andworkfIows.

AsorganizationsseektocIosetheir

governancegaps,it’sbecomecIearthat

traditionaIoversightmodeIsandmethods—

manu