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TLDR Product Management 2026-03-10

85% say agentic AI will be table stakes within three years. Product teams are already adjusting roadmaps (Sponsor)

Agentic AI is quickly moving from experiment to roadmap priority. In a survey of 1,000+ developers and product leaders, most said agentic capabilities will soon be a baseline expectation across modern software.

The State of Agentic AI 2026 report explores what that shift looks like in practice:

64% of product roadmaps already include agentic AI
67% of teams are already building or shipping agentic workflows
94% would consider switching SaaS vendors for stronger agentic AI functionality

See the full research (ungated) →

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How generative UI cut our development time from months to weeks (10 minute read)

Generative UI builds interfaces dynamically using approved components, contextual data, and a trained language model instead of fixed layouts. When supported by strong design systems and guardrails, it can dramatically speed development and tailor software to each user's situation.

Forward deployed designer (6 minute read)

AI enables designers to embed with teams and rapidly prototype real solutions, creating a new “Forward Deployed Designer” role. Small squads that combine design, engineering, and research can dramatically accelerate learning and product discovery.

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AI Made Relationships, Not Features, the Last Defensible Advantage (3 minute read)

As AI commoditizes features, competitive advantage shifts to the relationship products build with users. Context, history, and trust create switching costs that features alone no longer can.

The Interface Was the Product (6 minute read)

AI removes interface learning but also removes the natural discovery that shows users a product's value. The new challenge is making capabilities visible and surfacing the right value at the right moment.

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How GSK uses AI agents to turn data into decisions — not dashboards (Sponsor)

BI tools were built to report. Not to act. GSK and Huel's data leaders join ThoughtSpot at a free virtual event to show how AI analytics agents are replacing static dashboards with answers you can actually use. Watch the Spotlight Series. Also grab the Embedded AI Agents Ebook for the full playbook.

Organizing productive platform teams (4 minute read)

Platform systems reflect the structure of the organizations that build them. Effective platform teams reduce developer complexity by aligning teams to capabilities, defining clear interfaces, and evolving with the architecture.

Summoning the Courage to Focus (2 minute read)

Strategy requires the courage to focus by rejecting many good ideas. Teams must build confidence through testing assumptions and gathering evidence to prioritize what matters most.

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Machine Learning at Scale: Managing More Than One Model in Production (7 minute read)

At scale, machine learning shifts from optimizing a single model to managing many models reliably. The key is designing systems that stay available, fail safely, avoid data leakage, and include human oversight before models reach users.

The AI-enabled Org is a Venn Diagram (4 minute read)

AI-driven development increases overlap between product, engineering, and other roles rather than replacing them. The future likely belongs to small, highly collaborative teams where disciplines intersect to deliver products faster.

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Internal Platform Technical Product Manager (TPM) patterns: pros and cons (1 minute read)

Organizations assign TPM responsibilities through dedicated TPMs, shared TPMs, Engineering Managers, or Staff engineers.

The Sword of Damocles in Software (1 minute read)

AI is accelerating software commoditization, allowing competitors to quickly replicate features and erode market leaders.

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