The top use cases for AI in 2026 are:

  1. Therapy and companionship
  2. Troubleshooting
  3. Fun and nonsense
  4. Fan fiction and storytelling
  5. Technical use of software
  6. Autonomous agentic operations
  7. Relationship advice
  8. Work buddy
  9. Astrology and tarot readings
  10. General advice

My use cases are 6, 5, 2, 10, and a little bit of 8. Might need to look into Astrology and tarot readings though, as it seems a natural fit for AI’s hallucinations. 🤪

Jeroen Sangers @jeroensangers