Overview
- Samsung framed “Your Companion to AI Living” across TVs, appliances and health, debuting a 130‑inch Micro RGB TV with Vision AI Companion, AI Football Mode Pro, and Bespoke devices that use AI Vision and Google Gemini, all tied through SmartThings to 400 million users and 180 million devices.
- Vendors highlighted execution‑capable agents inside enterprise apps, with Gartner naming multi‑agent systems a 2026 trend and warning that over 40% of agentic projects could be canceled by 2027 without clear value, guardrails and auditability.
- Adoption is rising but results vary: Microsoft reports nearly 70% of Fortune 500 on Copilot, Wharton finds day‑to‑day gains, MIT sees limited short‑term financial impact, and productivity estimates span from 0.1 to 1.8 percentage points per year.
- Automotive exhibitors focused on AI‑driven autonomy as EV rollouts slow, and reporting cited California robotaxi crash rates of 14.6 per million miles versus 1.9 for conventional vehicles, underscoring unresolved safety and regulatory issues.
- Marketing and education reflected human‑centric pushback and balance, with Apple and Porsche promoting “artisanal” campaigns and commentators urging schools to protect broad critical learning even as AI tutors prove useful.