Beyond copilots: how AI is becoming a second self in everyday life
AI in 2026 is shifting from being a standalone tool on a screen to something closer to a “second self” that accompanies people across devices and contexts. This shift is driven by advances in multimodal foundation models, pervasive assistants embedded in hardware, and emerging patterns for agentic AI that can act proactively rather than only respond to prompts.1 From copilots to constant companions New reports on AI trends for 2026 describe a move beyond simple copilots that live in a single
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