Generative AI: How will it affect future jobs and workflows?

<p><strong>As companies struggle</strong> to understand the implications and applications of generative AI, one thing seems clear: AI and its future iterations are not going anywhere. On this episode of <em>The McKinsey Podcast</em>, senior partner Kweilin Ellingrud and partner Saurabh Sanghvi share findings from McKinsey’s latest <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/generative-ai-and-the-future-of-work-in-america">report on gen AI</a> with editorial director Roberta Fusaro and explain why companies must pivot to embrace the technology itself and the deep and lasting changes it may create. Individual and organizational adaptability will be critical.</p> <p>Also on this episode, the advent of gen AI has many people thinking about the future of their jobs. Joanne Lipman, author of <em>Next! The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work (Mariner Books, March 2023), shares a four-step process for figuring out where you might go next and how you’ll get there, in our </em><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-create-your-reinvention-road-map-in-four-easy-steps"><em>Author Talks</em> series</a><em>.</em></p> <p><em>The McKinsey Podcast</em> is cohosted by Roberta Fusaro and Lucia Rahilly.</p> <p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Theme music produced, composed, and performed by Joy Ngiaw.</p> <p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information</p><p>See <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy">www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy</a> for privacy information</p>