CES 2026 shows AI is now in everything

[VB]

CES 2026 made one thing obvious, AI is no longer a feature, it's baked into basically every device from TVs to robots. The industry isn't even pretending otherwise anymore, this is the direction whether people like it or not.

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[QuantumDay]

At this point if a product doesn't have AI, it feels outdated instantly

[Totally]

A lot of this still feels gimmicky, but some of it will stick hard

[VB]

We're past the hype phase, now it's just rollout

[Totally]

That is one way of looking at it. Good stuff.

[Totally]

A lot of this still feels gimmicky, but some of it will stick hard.

Same here. Cheers for sharing.

Most people use AI as a search engine replacement and miss what it is actually good at

[Quanta]

We're past the hype phase, now it's just rollout.

Yes, and I would add that it is even more true if your hardware is older. Give it a go and report back.

The gap between what people claim about AI and what it actually does in practice is still wide.

[Totally]

Couldn't agree more. Appreciate it

[QuantumKnight]

Feels like the right read on it. I try to find two or three different sources before forming a proper view on something like this.

Interesting to see where it goes

[codeberg]

Couldn't agree more. Appreciate it.

I thought that too until I actually tried it. Worth trying before anything more drastic

[VB]

Pretty decent summary of it. Can't really go wrong with it.

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I trust recommendations from people who have actually used it over a month, not first impressions.

[DQ Eric]

That is worth it, agreed. Not a life changer but it adds up.

AI for writing assistance is genuinely useful. AI for replacing thinking is not.

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[RustyHawk]

That is interesting, I had read something that seemed to contradict it. It is one of those topics where you realise the introductory explanation leaves out all the nuance.

I will dig into that further

[Quanta]

Cannot really argue with that. Task Manager tells you most of what you need to know if you know which columns to look at.

Post back with what you find and we can go from there

[JustMartin]

The terms and conditions usually tell a different story. Cheers for sharing that

[Matticus]

No real argument from me on that. Experience in big games counts for a huge amount and younger squads often find that out the hard way.

We will know soon enough

[Beth3.0]

That is the sensible route. Should be fine if you take your time

[Zach91]

Pretty decent summary of it. Can't really go wrong with it. I trust recommendations from people who have actually used it over a month, not

For some reason that framing works well. There is a kind of restraint in the best of this that is harder to achieve than it looks.

Really good thread this.

The free tier is usually enough unless you have a very specific workflow

[BretHart]

For some reason that framing works well. Sometimes the value is in the details people nearly leave out.

Really good thread this

[QuantumKnight]

Agree, and the implications are bigger than most people realise. There is usually a quieter more important story sitting just behind the obvious headline.

That is my read on it anyway

[Highland Fatima]

Turned out alright in the end doing it that way. Once you do something once yourself you always know you can do it again.

Let us know how it turns out

[SGHolly]

Not gonna lie, I had not thought of it that way. Worth reading more about this.

[TheRizz]

Agree, and the implications are bigger than most people realise. There is usually a quieter more important story sitting just behind the obv

Interesting, I had the opposite experience. Appreciate the discussion

[HeartbreakKidOscar97]

That is the practical answer rather than the theoretical one. The amount of time people spend on complicated fixes when the answer is usually a startup item is remarkable.

Post back with what you find and we can go from there

[Red Builder]

The initial reporting on this was all over the place. The speed of the news cycle means most things get forgotten before they are properly resolved.

That is my read on it anyway.

AI for writing assistance is genuinely useful. AI for replacing thinking is not

[VoidSentinel]

Not sure I am fully with you on that one. That makes sense actually.

Cheers.

The free tier is usually enough unless you have a very specific workflow

[Terry_33]

looking forward to CES 2027 which will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 6 to 9 January (in 2027 obviously)


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[WearyCoder]

Every CES cycle has one magic word and apparently now the word is AI. Last year it felt like every product was somehow "smart", now everything is "AI powered".

I swear if someone unveiled an AI toaster that analyzes bread personality before deciding browning level, half the crowd would call it revolutionary.

That said, some of the demos actually looked useful. Stuff like smarter energy management and accessibility features feels way less gimmicky than talking refrigerators.

[WWEHarry78]

I have mixed feelings. Part of me rolls my eyes when I hear AI attached to products that clearly did not need it.

But then I remember people said the same thing about touchscreens and cloud features. Sometimes the annoying marketing wave passes and the genuinely useful stuff stays.

Still waiting for the brave company that walks on stage and says: "Good news everyone, our 2026 model has fewer notifications and leaves you alone."

[NightCrawler]

The funny thing is CES always makes the future look like we're all living in a spaceship by March.

Then reality shows up and six months later people are mostly using one feature: summarize emails and remove people from vacation photos.

I do think the shift is real though. AI used to be sold as a separate assistant. Now companies seem to want it hidden in the background doing little jobs quietly. That's probably where it becomes normal instead of feeling like a tech demo.

[CantComplain12]

CES always goes all in on whatever the buzzword is, and this year it just happens to be AI in everything. Last time it was 8K, before that smart home everything.

The difference now is that some of these features actually stick. Even if half the demos disappear, the underlying shift feels more permanent this time.

Still, plenty of products will quietly drop the "AI" label once the hype cycle cools down

[Dank]

The spaceship comparison is perfect. CES is basically a highlight reel of best case scenarios.

Six months later you get firmware updates, subscription paywalls, and features that only work half the time

That said, the baseline does move forward each year, even if the flashy stuff fades away.

So it is not fake progress, just very polished demos.

[Cheeky Kernel]

Part of the saturation is just marketing. Slap AI on a product and it sounds modern, even if it is doing something simple behind the scenes.

Consumers are getting better at spotting that though. There is a difference between useful automation and gimmicks.

The real winners will be the devices where you barely notice the AI, it just works.

[Joel96]

There is also a weird pressure now where every company feels like they have to include AI or risk looking outdated.

That leads to some questionable additions. Not everything needs to be "smart" in that sense.

Sometimes a reliable, simple device is still the better experience.

But trends tend to overshoot before they settle