Zhang Yijia: Judgment on Artificial Intelligence Trends in 2026
On August 20, 2026, Zhang Yijia, founder of Jiazi Light Years, released the report “Judgment on Artificial Intelligence Trends in 2026” in Beijing. He pointed out that China’s tech investment has entered a new cycle, with AI absorbing over 70% of global venture capital. The report proposed the “Jazi Star Coordinate System” to divide into four quadrants: hardcore challenges, competitive tracks, and other areas, and analyzed the trends of rising capital levels, accelerated flow rates, and enhanced headedness effects. Zhang Yijia emphasized that AI is developing in four environments: digital, physical, scientific, and social. Scaling Laws are expanding from pre-training to system-level, and in the future, they may move towards recursive self-evolution. He also stated that the value of Harness (Agent Operating System) will increase as models become stronger, determining final performance rather than simply relying on base models.