Envisioning PreK to Gray: A Forecast for Learning & Earning in 2026-2027

A year into the onset of AI ubiquity, the pace of change has not relented. While technology continues to accelerate and fuel rapid global shifts, we pause to consider: When so much is possible, what actually becomes probable?

What can learning and earning look like now—and what should it look like in the year, or years, to come?

As detailed in our 2025-2026 forecast, ambient AI is here, woven into the substance and structure of daily life, creating unprecedented possibilities for lifelong learning and opportunity. And while some predictions have adjusted or evolved over the past year, trust still looms the largest; its presence or absence continues to set the tone for how AI arrives in our classrooms, campuses, and workplaces. The winners will build with both ambition and care, positioning technology as a scaler of—not a substitute for—human flourishing.

Against that backdrop, GSV Ventures and GSV Summit have collaborated once again to identify:

• Major thematic movements across learning and work
• Why this moment matters
• Key predictions and precedents, both near- and long-term

In a critical time for collaboration and coherence, these insights offer a 360-degree view of the PreK to Gray learning landscape for leaders across early childhood, K-12, higher education, workforce development, policy, funding, and technology.

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