The Theory 2026 AI Survey Results
The 2026 Theory AI Survey surprised us, just as the 2025 edition did. In 2025, we found that context, limited AI performance. In 2026, that seems to be solved.
455 senior technical builders replied to give us a cross-section of the AI ecosystem today.1
Security is the biggest barrier to adoption
Security rose from sixth to first among pain points in twelve months. 43% of respondents rate security & governance the most important pain point, & evals come in second at less than half, 22%.