The State of Decision Intelligence
Why modeling decisions as governed, auditable assets matters more as AI agents move into enterprise workflows.
Report
Aera Technology Recognized in the 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence.
Get your copy of the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence, 2026, and see why we believe decision intelligence and composite AI are central to making enterprise AI accountable, governed and measurable.
Why This Matters Now
Decision intelligence adoption will be mainstream in 2 to 5 years driving transformational benefits.
Download Now“Agentic AI and generative AI (GenAI) hype, regulatory pressures on decision automation, and recent global crises have exposed the fragility of business processes and the predigital, implicit and suboptimal ways of decision making that remain incumbent. DI is positioned beyond the trigger, poised to address these challenges by making decisions more optimal, adaptable and auditable.”
— 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence
Key Takeaways from this Report
The 2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Artificial Intelligence helps leaders recalibrate AI expectations as the focus shifts from building with AI to accounting for what AI does and what it costs.
The Role of Composite AI
Why combining machine learning, rules, optimization, simulation and agents is becoming the de facto approach for complex, real-world decisions.
Where to Invest Now
Which AI capabilities are nearing mainstream adoption and which are still emerging, so you can sequence your AI roadmap with confidence.
Practical Guidance
Moving from experimentation to AI you can account for, in what it decides, what it costs and the impact it drives across supply chain and operations.
Gartner, Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2026, Haritha Khandabattu, Birgi Tamersoy, Soyeb Barot, 28 August 2026. Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Decision Intelligence Platforms, David Pidsley, Carlie Idoine, Gareth Herschel, Kevin Quinn, Kjell Carlsson, 26 January 2026.
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