{"id":177468,"date":"2026-01-13T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/agentic-ai-automation-lead-2026-trends-in-data-economy-wral-com\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:25:14","slug":"agentic-ai-automation-lead-2026-trends-in-data-economy-wral-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/agentic-ai-automation-lead-2026-trends-in-data-economy-wral-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Agentic AI, automation lead 2026 trends in data economy :: WRAL.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/business\/technology\/agentic-ai-automation-data-economy-trends-2026\/\">Agentic AI, automation lead 2026 trends in data economy :: WRAL.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/business\/technology\/agentic-ai-automation-data-economy-trends-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.wral.com\/business\/technology\/agentic-ai-automation-data-economy-trends-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-13 09:19:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wral.com\">www.wral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Agentic AI Execution<\/strong>: The transition of agentic AI from experimentation to practical deployment will allow machines to execute tasks autonomously, notably in small to mid-sized companies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Value of Operational Data<\/strong>: Real-time operational data (live sensor data, transactional data, etc.) will become the most valuable asset, shifting economic focus from historical data to immediate actionable data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Infrastructure as Economic Enabler<\/strong>: Infrastructure investments (broadband access, data pipelines, edge compute) are crucial for the 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