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The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI

Organizations are deploying agentic coding tools and coming to grips with the costs of AI while still seeking to capture more of the benefits that their workers are deriving from their individual use of AI.
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The new management playbook for AI: How to move faster and create more value
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Scale is where the value is. Enabling scale depends on how strong your foundations are.
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The decision dividend: How AI creates economic value
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AI’s largest gains rarely come from labor savings alone. They come from faster decisions, better use of existing assets, and...
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Where AI agents pay off: A practical guide to the economics of agentic workflows
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Early experience implementing agentic workflows highlights emerging trade-offs that frontline leaders need to understand.
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Beyond the copilot: Scaling the agentic product development life cycle
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Only a few software teams are seeing real impact from incorporating AI. The key is launching an AI-driven redesign of the entire...
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This updated edition offers brand-new insights into cutting-edge AI solutions—and what it takes to implement them—as well as the new economics of digital and AI transformations.

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The cost of intelligence: How CIOs can manage AI demand at scale

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As AI costs spiral, CIOs need to manage enterprise AI demand to optimize for outcomes, not just cost.
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Is that AI agent worth it? Agentic economics and the modern operating model
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As companies focus on spiraling AI costs, they need to make sure not to lose sight of the real prize.
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The symbiotic enterprise
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Advances in cognitive and physical AI are reinventing enterprise execution—ushering in a new organizational model...
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From AI table stakes to AI advantage: Building competitive moats
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When everyone has access to the same AI models, the winners are those who use them to build advantages that competitors can’t...
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McKinsey Quantum Technology Monitor 2026: A commercial tipping point
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Quantum computing is no longer just an emerging technology. Our latest Quantum Technology Monitor report shows that...
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How can the public sector meet the AI moment?

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AI can help public sector agencies improve outcomes for residents and make every taxpayer dollar go further. But realizing that potential requires moving beyond experimentation and rewiring how services are delivered.
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The shift to 800-volt DC at data centers: Implications for providers
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As AI increases energy demand, data centers are moving to higher voltage systems, creating new opportunities for electricity and component providers.
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How utilities can rewire customer operations with agentic AI
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Faced with declining customer satisfaction, North American utilities are turning to agentic AI to transform the customer experience for the better while reducing costs.
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How AI will reshape the economics of insurance: A CEO’s guide to strategy
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AI could upend the industry’s long-standing structures and dynamics. Competitive advantage will accrue to carriers, distributors, and tech providers that prepare now.
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The future of delivering software as a medical device
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Software is reshaping how medtech organizations create value. A new approach to quality assurance during software-as-a-medical-device development, supported by agentic AI, can help them realize it.

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Is the AI productivity story at a turning point?

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Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson reveals where we stand on the J-curve, how leaders can accelerate progress and create new value, and what gives him hope—and keeps him up at night.

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