This new report explores how rising AI adoption is reshaping occupier expectations, and why connectivity, technology flexibility and performance reporting are becoming defining features of prime industrial stock.
I joined WiredScore a decade ago in large part because I was thrilled by its mission: to make the world’s buildings better connected. Coming from my previous role in government, I was drawn to the challenge of creating public good, but doing so with the agility and ambition of a private sector startup. Arie had founded something nascent but remarkable, and I wanted to help shape its future.
AI is often framed as a software revolution. In reality, it is a building revolution.
AI does not just run in the cloud. It runs through office networks, power systems, risers, and building infrastructure. And most offices are not ready.
By 2026, 40 percent of enterprise applications will include task specific AI agents, up from less than 5 percent in 2024. At the same time, 81 percent of occupiers expect AI to be embedded in daily workflows over the next five years. This is not experimentation at the margins. AI is becoming part of day to day operations.
AI tools operate continuously. They pull live data. They call cloud services constantly. They run across hybrid environments. As outlined in the Generation AI section of the report, latency tolerance is tightening, bandwidth requirements are rising, and reliability is becoming non negotiable.
Basic Wi Fi is no longer enough. Buildings must support sustained, high capacity connectivity that works everywhere, not just at a desk.
For occupiers, the impact is direct and measurable. Poor bandwidth, weak indoor mobile coverage or unreliable infrastructure no longer cause minor frustration, they disrupt productivity, slow decision making and limit the ability to scale AI initiatives effectively. In contrast, buildings with strong digital foundations enable occupiers to deploy AI with confidence, support hybrid and data intensive work seamlessly, and future proof their operations as technology demands continue to accelerate.
In an era defined by climate volatility, digital dependency and escalating cyber threats, resilience is no longer a secondary consideration for global cities. It is a defining measure of competitiveness. The WiredScore Global Cities Resilience Index, introduced in Insights 2026, moves beyond policy ambition and infrastructure headlines to examine what truly matters: how resilient buildings actually perform on the ground