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May 2023
48m 49s

Forward Thinking on the brave new world ...

MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE
About this episode

Co-host Michael Chui talks with business professor Ethan Mollick. He is an associate professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mollick covers topics including the following:

  • What is generative AI?
  • How substantial are the performance improvements workers can gain from using generative AI
  • How to use human management skills to get better results from generative AI
  • What generative AI means for the future of work and trust
  • What he learned when he made the use of generative AI mandatory in his classes

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