diff --git a/docs/bold-predictions-2026.md b/docs/bold-predictions-2026.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2696ab --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/bold-predictions-2026.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Bold Predictions for 2026 + +During our [January 13, 2026 Weekly Dev Chat session](posts/2026/01/13/index.md), participants made their bold predictions for the year ahead. Check back next year to see how many of these predictions came true! + +## AI & Machine Learning + +**Chris C**: Chinese and other non-American AI models are becoming cheaper and better, and will start eating away at American AI models. + +**Chris C**: A local AI model will be released for a desktop OS or phone that will be reasonably good. + +**Harold**: Creative AI that can come up with ideas it was not trained on. + +## Hardware & Infrastructure + +**Bobby**: NVIDIA graphics cards will go up in price. + +**Chris C**: The opposite - NVIDIA graphics cards will go down in price. Data centres are being overbuilt and that will cause an oversupply of chips. + +**Harold**: Data centre in a non-obvious location such as space or ocean. + +## Operating Systems & Platforms + +**Omar**: Linux desktop usage will increase. + +## Developer Tools & Platforms + +**Norman**: Stack Overflow will go out of business this year. + +**Andrew**: GitHub has peaked and usage will drop. diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml index b293dc3..8466ade 100644 --- a/mkdocs.yml +++ b/mkdocs.yml @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ plugins: nav: - Home: index.md - Join: join.md + - Bold Predictions 2026: bold-predictions-2026.md - Hosts: hosts/index.md - Past Hosts: past-hosts/index.md - Sponsors: sponsors/index.md