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As 2023 draws to a close, we’re revisiting our most popular insights of the year. Today, we give you our best-read pieces on digital and artificial intelligence, which focus on topics including the latest tech trends, generative AI’s breakout year, and more. At No. 1 is “The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier,” by McKinsey’s Michael Chui, Eric Hazan, Roger Roberts, Alex Singla, Kate Smaje, Alex Sukharevsky, Lareina Yee, and Rodney Zemmel. Read on for our full top 10, and don’t miss McKinsey Publishing’s 2023 highlights from our ‘Insights to Impact’ journey.”

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1. The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier

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. Harness the power of generative AI

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2. McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2023

Which technology trends matter most for companies in 2023? New analysis by the McKinsey Technology Council highlights the development, possible uses, and industry effects of advanced technologies. Get up to speed

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3. What every CEO should know about generative AI

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. Learn the essentials

4. The state of AI in 2023: Generative AI’s breakout year

As organizations rapidly deploy generative AI tools, survey respondents expect significant effects on their industries and workforces. Dive into the findings

5. What’s the future of generative AI? An early view in 15 charts

Generative AI has hit the ground running—so fast that it can feel hard to keep up. Here’s a quick take pulled from our top articles and reports on the subject. Stay up to date

6. Exploring opportunities in the generative AI value chain

Generative AI is giving rise to an entire ecosystem, from hardware providers to application builders, that will help bring its potential for business to fruition. Assess the potential

7. Technology’s generational moment with generative AI: A CIO and CTO guide

CIOs and CTOs can take nine actions to reimagine business and technology with generative AI. Harness the power

8. ‘The creative process is fabulously unpredictable. A great idea cannot be predicted’

In this episode of The Quarterly Interview: Provocations to Ponder, Jony Ive, the former design head of Apple, talks about what it takes for the creative process to thrive at any company. Think creatively

9. Unleashing developer productivity with generative AI

A McKinsey study shows that software developers can complete coding tasks up to twice as fast with generative AI. Four actions can maximize productivity and minimize risks. Take 4 actions

10. New year’s resolutions for tech in 2023

McKinsey Technology leaders offer their insights on how business leaders can make the most of tech this year. Lead in tech

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