From machine learning operations and organizational change to ethical considerations and emerging use cases, this is QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey’s latest thinking on how organizations can most effectively and responsibly use AI to create business value.
Insights on Artificial Intelligence
Featured Insights
Seizing the agentic AI advantage
A CEO playbook to solve the gen AI paradox and unlock scalable impact with AI agents.
Podcast
Preparing for tomorrow’s agentic workforce
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The time is now to focus on AI infrastructure, which will enable companies to scale AI and build a future where humans and multiple AI agents successfully work together.
Report
Leading, not lagging: Africa’s gen AI opportunity
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Gen AI is set to create significant value across sectors, and Africa has an opportunity to leapfrog other regions to capitalize on this transformative technology.
Podcast
Lead or lag: CEOs must embrace AI at full speed
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Renowned business leader John Chambers says AI disruption is this generation’s internet revolution.
Article
The missing data link: Five practical lessons to scale your data products
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As companies increasingly rely on data to innovate and grow, ineffective (or nonexistent) data product practices have become a top strategic issue.
Scaling for impact
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Strategic alliances for gen AI: How to build them and make them work
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Strategic alliances are a must for companies looking to build value from generative AI. But approaching them like traditional vendor arrangements won’t work.
Article
Moving past gen AI’s honeymoon phase: Seven hard truths for CIOs to get from pilot to scale
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Getting to scale requires CIOs to focus on fewer things but do them better.
Report
The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier
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Generative AI is poised to unleash the next wave of productivity. We take a first look at where business value could accrue and the potential impacts on the workforce.
Executive guides
Report
Beyond the hype: Capturing the potential of AI and gen AI in tech, media, and telecom
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This collection presents the top insights on gen AI from McKinsey and its AI arm, QuantumBlack, providing a detailed examination of the significant opportunities and challenges it offers for leaders looking to steer their organizations into the future.
Article
What every CEO should know about generative AI
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Generative AI is evolving at record speed while CEOs are still learning the technology’s business value and risks. Here, we offer some of the generative AI essentials.
Article
Four essential questions for boards to ask about generative AI
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Boards are responsible for how generative AI is used at the companies they oversee. Asking company leaders the right questions will help unlock the technology’s value while managing its risk.
Industry perspectives
Interview
Data in the age of AI: A conversation with Mark Birkhead of JPMorganChase
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Mark Birkhead, chief data officer at JPMorganChase, shares how his team is leveraging AI to extract strategic value from the bank’s massive data estate—all while meeting strict data governance standards.
Article
Scaling the AI-native telco
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With telcos aiming to integrate AI throughout their organizations, here’s how they can unlock the full potential while positioning themselves for the next wave of innovation.
Article
Gen AI: A game changer for biopharma operations
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From the shop floor to the supply chain, gen AI can transform how biopharma companies operate. Four use cases show how it can enhance productivity, improve quality, and reduce costs.
Interview
The real estate industry can solve problems with data—if it asks the right questions
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McKinsey associate partner Jules Barker discusses how real estate companies can start their AI-based data-gathering journeys.
DATA SCIENCE FOR PRACTITIONERS
Insights from our Medium blog by data science professionals, for data science professionals.
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