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The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation
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Almost all survey respondents say their organizations are using AI, and many have begun to use AI agents. But most are still in the early stages of scaling AI and capturing enterprise-level value.
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Chicago
Global leader of QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey; advises clients on strategy, digital and analytics, operations, enterprise transformation,...
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London
A leader of QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey; helps organizations redefine business models and improve performance through the responsible...
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Bay Area
Global expert and leader of research on AI and frontier technologies; advises companies on growth and transformation
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Case studies
Emirates Global Aluminium: Leading the industry with AI-driven transformation
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How a top aluminium producer tapped the power of AI to transform the organization and scale impact across operations
Empowering telecom employees with personalized AI-powered training and coaching tools
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Deutsche Telekom worked with McKinsey experts and QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, to build and launch a capability building engine to help upskill 8,000 agents working in the field and at call centers to better meet customer needs.
Aviva: Rewiring the insurance claims journey with AI
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By instilling a digital first culture augmented by AI, Aviva is settling claims faster, more accurately, and with better outcomes for customers
With gen AI, helping green businesses strengthen our ‘blue economy’
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Using generative AI technologies, McKinsey is helping One Ocean Foundation create an accurate picture of how businesses are sustaining our oceans.
Banking on innovation: How ING uses generative AI to put people first
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The global bank worked closely with QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, to build, test, and launch a bespoke customer-facing chatbot that uses the latest gen AI technology to meet customer needs.
A world record for Formula E, propelled by McKinsey’s AI
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McKinsey has partnered with Google Cloud to create generative AI capabilities that helped a new electric Formula E racecar to set a world record for indoor land speed.
Featured technology and partnerships
We are building a robust ecosystem of partners to augment our scale and capabilities. These partnerships cover both sources of distinctive technology as well as thought leadership.
A new strategic collaboration, McKinsey and C3 AI accelerate enterprise AI transformations
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In a new partnership, McKinsey’s transformation and AI expertise, combined with proven C3 AI industry solutions, delivers impact for clients.
McKinsey and NVIDIA help industry leaders harness the power of generative AI
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McKinsey is partnering with NVIDIA to empower organizations with the transformative powers of gen AI, so they can reinvent ways of working and create opportunities for growth.
McKinsey and Google Cloud help companies tap into $4 trillion of business value with generative AI
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McKinsey and Google Cloud are partnering to help clients across industries realize the innovative power of generative AI.
McKinsey and Cohere collaborate to transform clients with enterprise generative AI
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McKinsey is now collaborating with Cohere, a leading developer of enterprise AI platforms and large language models, to bring generative AI to businesses.
Our open ecosystem of alliances and acquisitions
To help our clients in a rapidly changing world, we must continuously innovate and extend our capabilities. From cloud and artificial intelligence, to sustainability, change acceleration and more, our open ecosystem allows us to serve as end-to-end impact partners for our clients.
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Our latest generative ai insights
Article
The AI reckoning: How boards can evolve
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How can boards best help guide companies through the competitive dynamics unleashed by AI?
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Building the AI muscle of your business leaders
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The real competitive advantage with AI comes from having business leaders who can bridge business problems with the possibilities...
Blog Post
How AI could reinvent film and TV production
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AI could transform every stage of the creative production process from script to screen. But it may alter not only how content...
Article
The Big Rethink: An agenda for thriving in the agentic age
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CEOs need a new agenda to help them and their organizations navigate the key questions around AI, particularly agentic AI.
Report
The agentic commerce opportunity: How AI agents are ushering in a new era for consumers and merchants
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Agentic AI promises to radically remake the entire shopping experience. Here’s a glimpse into the near future—and...
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Deploying agentic AI with safety and security: A playbook for technology leaders
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Autonomous AI agents present a new world of opportunity—and an array of novel and complex risks and vulnerabilities that...
Article
The next innovation revolution—powered by AI
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AI isn’t just for efficiency anymore. It can double the pace of R&D to unlock up to half a trillion dollars in value...
Report
Seizing the agentic AI advantage
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A CEO playbook to solve the gen AI paradox and unlock scalable impact with AI agents.
Blog Post
McKinsey at VivaTech: Introducing our agents at scale product suite
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Leaders from McKinsey and QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, are joining global innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry disruptors...
Article
Scaling gen AI in the medtech industry
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Medtech leaders can fully unleash gen AI by selecting key domains and workflows for transformation and aligning business and...
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...
Podcast - The McKinsey Podcast
Gen AI is here—but where are its users?
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Many companies are integrating gen AI into workflows, but too few have reached enterprise-wide adoption. Hear more about how...
Report
Superagency in the workplace: Empowering people to unlock AI’s full potential
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Almost all companies invest in AI, but just 1 percent believe they are at maturity. Our research finds the biggest barrier to...
Article
A data leader’s technical guide to scaling gen AI
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The emergence of gen AI is forcing data and AI leaders to revisit their data platforms. Companies that move now can position...
Report
AI for social good: Improving lives and protecting the planet
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As AI advances from predictive to generative capabilities, its potential to address social issues defined by the UN Sustainable...