Prediction 6. Trust becomes the price of AI at scale

The first wave of generative AI adoption focused on experimentation and access. In 2027, the harder test will be scale. As AI permeates business processes, decisions and employee-facing services, trust will become a condition for adoption instead of a communications message.
Employees and leaders will need clear evidence for how AI-generated outputs have been produced, which sources informed them, how much confidence to place in them and who remains accountable for their use.
