Artificial intelligence in all its forms, including generative and agentic, has been the year’s biggest business story. No surprise, then, that this has been a major theme for McKinsey authors. But hardly the only one: Our experts have also looked at other important topics, such as improving the maternal and infant health of Black Americans; China’s surprising consumers; and speeding up clinical trials. Explore highlights of the last three months:
Leading with AI: The CEO opportunity
Wall Street Journal
By Kate Smaje
How to successfully automate in manufacturing
Harvard Business Review
By Steffen Fuchs, Ani Kelkar, and Ben Armstrong
Agentic AI will shake up banking, shrinking global profit pools
American Banker
By Pradip Patiath and Ido Segev
Building digital & AI capabilities could be a $5 billion opportunity for credit unions
Credit Union Times
By Atanas Stoyanov and Peter Noteboom
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