At this year’s eBF, Jaromír Šponar offered an overview of the key AI trends of 2026 and, above all, what they could mean for the future of procurement. Automation will take over part of the routine workload, while the ability to interpret data, work with AI, validate its outputs and make high-quality decisions in a broader context will become increasingly important. At the same time, new legal, security and ethical risks are emerging. This makes it all the more important to distinguish genuinely useful technologies from AI hype and to focus on solutions that deliver measurable value.
