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2025 was a year of high expectations: new AI models of all sizes, major reasoning breakthroughs, and growing availability of generative AI across enterprises. Yet the flood of proof-of-concepts also revealed that not every idea holds up in practice. 2026 will therefore not be defined by the next hype, but by a readjustment: What really works? Where is measurable added value created? What can be reliably operated and monitored in daily work? The following trends are shaping this phase:

Generative AI in business? Sounds promising – but often fails due to data issues.
Only when unstructured information is processed intelligently can chatbots deliver truly accurate answers. Fortunately, companies don't have to do this themselves: modern AI-based search software does all the work – from understanding and finding to providing the right answer.

Enterprise search software enables companies to provide employees, partners, and customers with information quickly and efficiently. The use cases and connected data sources are extremely diverse. Here is an example of how an global industrial enterprise uses IntraFind iFinder to make several company portals searchable in a smart way.