Gen AI is here—but where are its users?

Happy holidays to you from us here at McKinsey. Today we've got one of our most popular interviews from 2025. We'll be back January 8th with new episodes. This is the McKinsey Podcast, where we help you make sense out of our world's toughest business challenges. Welcome to the show.

I'm Lucia Rahili and I'm Roberta Fassaro. Today, why people aren't adopting Gen AI more quickly despite the buzz? Coming up, an episode from our technology podcast at the Edge. It features guest host McKinsey senior partner Brian Gregg with three tech visionaries, one from Mayfield Fund, another from Big Base and Labs, and the former Director of Trust and Operations at Airbnb. Speaking of Gen AI, Lucia, it's definitely having a huge impact on how companies are thinking about talent.

If more tasks can be automated, then what's the right mix of skills and roles that companies need to compete? People should check out our recently published article about strategic workforce planning to learn more. And when it comes to strategy around clean power, companies are rethinking their approach, especially as data centers are expanding quickly. To learn more, check out our article about clean power. And now let's hear more about the topic of the millennium, Gen AI, and why adoption isn't happening faster.

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