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Mar 2025
20m 23s

Sci-Fi on the Factory Floor

Boston Consulting Group BCG
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For years, extended reality (XR) has waited to find its place in business. New lightweight, AI-enabled headsets are bringing the power of AI to the frontline. Tibor Mérey, BCG’s global business leader in frontier tech, explains how XR can boost productivity and address labor shortages. But will workers embrace it? 

Tibor Mérey: https://on.bcg.com/43l9LQI 

BCG’s Latest Thinking on Technology, Media, and Telecommunications: https://on.bcg.com/4hek0JY 

BCG on Augmented and Virtual Reality: https://on.bcg.com/4hcx0zu 

Seeing the World Through AI Glasses: https://lnk.to/imagine-this-Woolsey-smartglasses09 

  



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