At the Edge

Many leaders are wondering about when their company will see a return on its AI investment. On this episode of At the Edge , Elad Gil—technology angel investor, AI expert, and entrepreneur—says most companies and organizations will need at least ten years to fully integrate AI into their everyday processes, even as its value is already proving itself. In his conversation with Senior Pa...

Humanoid robots don’t live in sci-fi movies only anymore. Agility Robotics’ creations are helping workers in real places—warehouses, shop floors, distribution centers—do their jobs more efficiently, safely, and precisely. On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, Agility’s CEO, Peggy Johnson, speaks to McKinsey Senior Parter Lareina Yee about the future of humanoid...

As AI innovation escalates, it’s predicted the demand for an uninterruptible power supply will increase dramatically. Crusoe, a company specializing in AI infrastructure, uses stranded and renewable energy sources to power facilities while cutting the time to market for new sites by more than half using modular components. On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, Crusoe’s cofounder...

The way AI is trained and used is evolving every day. Unfortunately, cyberattacks are advancing in tandem, raising the bar for AI products that are brought to market today. On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, Cisco’s President and Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel speaks to McKinsey Senior Partner Lareina Yee about how companies can secure their AI systems to protect enterprise data...

Prompt engineering as a career path now seems almost quaint. The speed of AI capability is burning a future path for work and leaving recent convictions in the dust. Few executives see the pace of AI innovation as closely as Ruba Borno. As vice president of the Global Specialists and Partners group at Amazon Web Services (AWS), she works with partners and customers across industries to turn rapid...

If CEOs want to transform their companies , they must lead with AI and agentic AI—that’s the key to winning a competitive advantage. So says Paul Hudson, CEO of leading pharmaceutical company Sanofi, on this episode of the  At the Edge  podcast. He speaks with McKinsey Senior Partners Hemant Ahlawat and Lareina Yee  about his leadership of a company-wide effort to u...

Karlie Kloss, founder of Kode With Klossy (KWK), and Osi Imeokparia, KWK’s CEO, say the process of coding builds more career skills than knowing how to write instructions for a computer. On this episode of At the Edge podcast, they speak with McKinsey Senior Partner Lareina Yee about how KWK’s programs teaching 13-to-18-year-old young women and gender-expansive teens how to code help e...

To effectively compete, companies must take a hard look at what they can do to support an AI infrastructure. On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, SambaNova Systems cofounder and CEO Rodrigo Liang joins host and McKinsey Senior Partner Lareina Yee to discuss agentic AI, the S-curve of AI value, and why businesses must adopt a hybrid AI model.       See www.mckinsey.com/privacy...

Renowned business leader John Chambers says AI disruption is this generation’s internet revolution. John Chambers, founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures and the former CEO and chairman of Cisco Systems for more than 20 years, grew Cisco to nearly $50 billion in annual revenues, helping companies around the world transform by leveraging the internet. On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, he j...

Will generative AI live up to its hype? On this episode of At the Edge , tech visionaries Naveen Chaddha, Managing Partner at Mayfield Fund, Kiran Prasad, CEO and Cofounder of Big Basin Labs, and Naba Banerjee, McKinsey senior advisor and former director of trust and operations at Airbnb join guest host and McKinsey Senior Partner Brian Gregg . They talk about the inevitability of an AI-supported...

What happens when art  meets technology, AI, and data? You get the trailblazing digital artist and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), lecturer Refik Anadol. For this episode of  At the Edge , Anadol sat down with McKinsey senior partner  Lareina Yee  at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos. They discussed his multisensory installation about the melt...

Nearly one hundred years of McKinsey’s insights and knowledge serve as the source material for the firm’s AI platform, “Lilli.” In this episode of the At the Edge podcast, Erik Roth , a McKinsey senior partner and global leader of growth and innovation, joins senior partner Lareina Yee to discuss how Lilli was developed and thoughtfully executed—and why immediate access to the firm’s intellectual...

Maximizing generative AI’s promise while minimizing its misuse requires an inclusive approach that puts humans first. Which is why the design of these formidable systems must include experts from diverse backgrounds, says James Landay, a professor of computer science at Stanford University and today’s guest on this episode of the At the Edge . Hear his conversation...

Vint Cerf codesigned the foundational architecture of the internet. He’s a renowned computer scientist, Google’s chief internet evangelist, and today’s guest on this episode of the At the Edge podcast. Cerf speaks with McKinsey senior partner Lareina Yee about the genesis of the internet, the need to improve online accessibility, and the importance of accountability.  See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-...

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

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 partner Lareina Yee abo...

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 it will likely au...

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, and the top question...

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 point in human histo...

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 and Inflection...

Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 31:27) >   The volume of information available from space is unprecedented. McKinsey experts Ryan Brukardt and Jesse Klempner join host and McKinsey partner, Mina Alaghband to share the incredible ways in which the space-for-earth economy has evolved and how it needs to scale. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy inf...

Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 15:33) >   GPS. Weather reports. Lightning-fast communication. Over the past two-ish decades, these kinds of unprecedented innovations are commonplace to millions of humans – and all of them are bolstered by space technology. Lisa Callahan, vice president and general manager of Commercial Civil Space at Lockheed Martin joins se...

Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 21:44) >   Over ten thousand satellites have launched since the beginning of the space age in 1957. It’s expected that tens of thousands will blast off in just the next few years. Space technology is growing fast, and one of the most prolific investors in the vast region above the sky is Mark Boggett, managing director of VC fi...

The immersive experience of the metaverse allows for massive shifts in education, training, and medicine. McKinsey expert Richard Ward speaks with partner Mina Alaghband to share myriad ways in which metaverse technology has been implemented positively and ways in which it could be implemented Contact The McKinsey Technology Council: McKinsey_Technology_Council@mckinsey.com For more information: h...

Now in its early stages, organizations and people have the opportunity to shape the metaverse responsibly. Matthew Ball, metaverse expert and author speaks with McKinsey partner, Mina Alaghband, to discuss what the metaverse can be at its best, how to ensure positive outcomes, and what needs to be addressed. Contact The McKinsey Technology Council: McKinsey_Technology_Council@mckinsey.com For more...