At the Edge

Nov 04 2024 13 ep. 21 mins 37

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In conversation with leaders and experts, McKinsey's At the Edge podcast demystifies cutting-edge technologies and shares strategies on how companies can capture big opportunities.

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What an AI-powered finance function of the future looks like

Nov 04 2024 26 mins

On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar joins McKinsey senior partner Lareina Yee to talk about how to lead through this era of intense technological adaptation and what it means for the future of the finance function and business leadership.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Keeping artificial intelligence real

Oct 11 2024 26 mins

Companies are entering a new phase with generative AI (gen AI), as they realistically ponder how to deploy the potent technology responsibly and profitably. The answer, says Navrina Singh, founder and CEO of Credo AI and today’s guest on this episode of the At the Edge podcast, is proper governance in the form of continuous human oversight. Singh speaks with McKinsey senior partn

Technology alone is never enough for true productivity

Sep 13 2024 27 mins

Technology continues to change how we work, and gen AI is the latest, greatest disruptor. But real productivity happens only when companies holistically rethink how they do business. In this episode of the At the Edge podcast, economist and Stanford professor Erik Brynjolfsson speaks with McKinsey’s Lareina Yee about how gen AI differs from previous technological innovations, why

Approaching generative AI with a beginner’s mindset

Aug 26 2024 23 mins

Applying a growth mindset is the best way for businesses to approach the rapid changes born of generative AI (gen AI), says Clara Shih, CEO of Salesforce AI and today’s guest on this episode of the At the Edge podcast. Shih speaks with McKinsey senior partner Lareina Yee about the transformative power of gen AI to help accelerate workflows, the importance of change management, an

Embrace gen AI with eyes wide open

Jul 17 2024 25 mins

Although the relentless rise of generative AI (gen AI) has many fearing for the loss of their livelihoods to machines, former Fortune CEO Alan Murray argues that it may actually end up benefiting management and workers alike. In this episode of the At the Edge podcast, former Fortune CEO and editor Alan Murray speaks with McKinsey’s Lareina Yee about why gen AI marks a turning po

Gen AI: A cognitive industrial revolution

Jun 07 2024 22 mins

The advent of steam power in the late 18th century utterly transformed manufacturing, transportation, and construction. A new kind of upheaval is already underway, one that will energize all language-based capabilities including communication, reasoning, analysis, sales, and marketing. In this episode of the At the Edge podcast, venture capitalist Reid Hofman, cofounder of LinkedIn

Why on earth should business care about space?

Oct 05 2022 31 mins

Why on earth should business care about space?

Laying the foundations for a space economy

Sep 26 2022 15 mins

Laying the foundations for a space economy

Space: Building a digital infrastructure above the sky

Aug 31 2022 21 mins

How to seize the space opportunity

Innovative and practical applications of the metaverse

Mar 29 2022 22 mins

A version of the metaverse is already used by the military, medicine and education