Today is the #EmbraceYourGeeknessDay! "A geek is anybody who gets properly obsessed with a really hard, deep problem." So that's most of you, right? Check out this McKinsey Global Institute podcast with Andrew McAfee 🇺🇦 and Michael Chui. mckinsey.dsmn8.com/5S3P mckinsey.dsmn8.com/UKqxVvBQV3

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How the generality of foundation models underpinning GenAI can unlock a long tail of use cases for AI agents that operate in the world mckinsey.com/capabilities/m…

Generative AI (gen AI) adoption has skyrocketed, with 65% of organizations now regularly using it—nearly double from last year! This widespread use is driving real benefits like cost savings and revenue growth.

Energy companies say a labor shortage is one big obstacle to installing more solar power. They’re turning to robots to speed things up. Via brad plumer nytimes.com/2024/07/30/cli…

A special piece of history now made available: Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (at the time Captain) speaks on “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People": nsa.gov/Press-Room/Pre…

Leading economists Mike Spence and Mohamed El-Erian talk about the “pretty complicated and disorienting environment” we face. Don’t miss the latest episode of Forward Thinking, hosted by Michael Chui, out now ➡️ mck.co/4dmbyWX

My discussion with Mohamed El-Arian and Mike Spence re their book Permacrisis and more. Mohamed A. El-Erian tells a story about when the Queen asked economists why they didn't predict the Great Financial Crisis, and explains the origins of the 2% inflation target... mckinsey.com/mgi/forward-th…

The next big arenas of competition in the global economy over the next couple of decades mckinsey.com/mgi/our-resear…

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‘It’s Spare Parts for People’: Blood Vessels Grown in a Lab (via Liz Essley Whyte) wsj.com/health/healthc…

Twister! (Unusual visitor to Northern California mountain town)

The DeepSeek iOS app does gather data btw. Says it right there

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Findings from latest State of AI survey: Organizations are beginning to create the structures and processes that lead to meaningful value from gen AI. While still early, companies are redesigning workflows, elevating governance, and mitigating more risks mckinsey.com/capabilities/q…

In this week’s episode of The Road to Accountable AI, Medha Bankhwal and Michael Chui of McKinsey’s QuantumBlack AI unit highlight key challenges of implementing responsible AI in the enterprise. Tune in on your favorite podcast platform to explore how businesses can build trust in AI.

Via Steve Lohr nytimes.com/2025/05/14/tec…

AI isn’t just for efficiency anymore. It can accelerate innovation and double the pace of R&D to unlock up to half a trillion dollars in value annually mckinsey.com/capabilities/q…