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
Charting a path to the data- and AI-driven enterprise of 2030
Generative AI has increased the focus on data, putting pressure on companies to make substantive shifts to build a truly data-based organization.
Interview
An AI platform tailored for the enterprise
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Aidan Gomez, CEO and cofounder of Cohere, discusses its business-only focus, its platform’s ability to securely deploy in any environment, and the challenges companies face in adopting AI.
Article
From promising to productive: Real results from gen AI in services
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Service organizations that are early generative AI adopters are finding that to capture more value, they need to get more disciplined.
Survey
Gen AI’s next inflection point: From employee experimentation to organizational transformation
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As many employees adopt generative AI at work, companies struggle to follow suit. To capture value from current momentum, businesses must transform their processes, structures, and approach to talent.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Why agents are the next frontier of generative AI
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By moving from information to action—think virtual coworkers able to complete complex workflows—the technology promises a new wave of productivity and innovation.
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
Podcast
Reimagining insurance with a comprehensive approach to gen AI
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Insurance companies are at an inflection point with their generative AI use cases. Three McKinsey partners discuss the value of combining generative AI with other technologies.
Interactive
Using AI to accelerate process optimization: Is your plant ready?
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Sensor and process control upgrades are often necessary to enable the deployment of AI. A quantitative assessment of readiness can be an important first step.
Article
LLM to ROI: How to scale gen AI in retail
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Retailers continue to experiment with generative AI and are seeing that the technology holds great promise for reigniting growth—if they move quickly to seize the opportunity.
Podcast
A clear-eyed view of gen AI for the private equity industry
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Private equity firms can reach greater heights by integrating generative AI into their businesses, but getting started requires a thoughtful approach.
DATA SCIENCE FOR PRACTITIONERS
Insights from our Medium blog by data science professionals, for data science professionals.
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