The question facing broadband operators in 2026 is no longer whether to adopt AI, it is whether their networks are built in a way that allows AI to actually work. A new white paper from LF Broadband, Open, Observable, Intelligent: Building the Foundation for AI in Broadband , confronts that question directly. And the answer will determine which operators pull ahead operationally over the next few years, and which ones keep running hard just to stay in place. The Gap Nobody Talks About Most AI…