Generative AI’s transformative power

Explore how generative AI is reshaping work and interactions, as expert Ethan Mollick reveals its transformative potential in the future of business.
In a McKinsey Global Institute podcast, business professor Ethan Mollick expresses his concern that the implications of generative AI are not being taken seriously enough, stating that the technology underlying ChatGPT is so transformative that he is betting his career on it. He believes that it will cause a shift in the way people work and interact as significant as anything seen in our lifetimes. The Forward Thinking podcast is focused on looking at the future of business and society.
Forward Thinking on the brave new world of generative AI with Ethan Mollick
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