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The McKinsey Podcast · 2026-07-09 · 20 min · 3,109 words

The real AI advantage

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People need to realise that you will never be as slow as today. And so a big part of winning the future will be an adaptable operating model that allows you to learn fast and keep up with change. That's McKinsey's senior partner Tangy Catlin. Everyone is targeting better productivity through AI, but if every company has access to the same AI tools, Where will the competitive advantage come from?

McKinsey research suggests executives must look beyond efficiency and focus more on product and service innovation. Tangy joins us to get into it. Mm-hmm. This is the McKinsey Podcast, where we help you make sense out of the world's toughest business challenges. I'm Roberta Fasaro, your host for today.

Tangi, thanks so much for joining the podcast today. It's pleasure having me, thank you. In several recent McKinsey articles, Tangie, you and your co authors have been exploring what I called the second day story around AI, because despite all these massive investments in AI, most companies still aren't getting the biggest bang that they're intending to. Why do you think so many leaders still equate AI success with

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