Chris Holman welcomes back Pete Terryn, Director of Operations; AI Evangelist/Podcaster/Speaker, NuWave Technology Partners, and co-founder of the West Michigan AI Lab, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, MI.
Watch Pete and Chris discuss 2025 AI developments, emerging breakthroughs, and practical guidance for business adoption and leadership planning in 2026 in the YouTube video shared below:
For this conversation Chris had several questions for Pete:
What were the big A.I. developments in 2025?
What’s the newest game changer for AI?
What should businesses focus on regarding AI in 2026?
What challenges or mistakes do businesses adapting to AI most often have a problem with?
What’s the first conversation leadership teams should be having before investing further in AI?
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Pete also shared this in a recent LinkedIn post:
The hardest part of AI adoption right now isn’t the tech (!!)
It’s the conversation. I feel bad telling leadership teams this… but it’s true:
AI adoption fails when companies don’t help their people shift skills.
Everyone needs to learn how to work with AI agents.
That doesn’t mean everyone needs to be technical. It means roles are changing.
What I see working in the field right now —
– ICs learn to use AI agents as end users
– SMEs learn to manage AI agents, making updates and training others
– AI Operators learn to DESIGN AI agents, and systems of agents
– AI Visionaries decide which AI agents to “hire”
When this doesn’t happen… it’s an uphill battle until they do.
Projects are half-used, misused, or quietly abandoned. AI transformation is a much more about people than the tech.
