AI Monthly: How GenAI is Expanding Capabilities

Dear AI Enthusiasts, ?

Generative AI is not just reshaping the productivity landscape—it’s expanding workers’ capabilities to meet the ever-evolving demands of their roles. To dive deep into how GenAI empowers workers to perform tasks beyond their existing skillsets, The BCG Henderson Institute collaborated with BCG X to conduct a new experiment alongside Emma Wiles from Boston University, with technical support from Pamela Mishkin of OpenAI’s Economic Impacts Research Team.?

In this groundbreaking study involving over 480 BCG consultants, we examined real-world scenarios where GenAI significantly enhanced the abilities of knowledge workers. Remarkably, participants with no prior coding or data science experience were able to perform complex tasks, such as writing Python code and applying machine learning models—challenges they would have been unable to tackle without GenAI’s assistance. These findings highlight how technology can expand professionals’ horizons, equipping them to navigate new challenges with agility and confidence. ?

As businesses and individuals embrace this new frontier, GenAI is emerging as a powerful tool for fostering innovation and tackling more sophisticated work–and this is only the beginning!?

Stay tuned for more exciting breakthroughs,???

Sylvain?

?? This Month’s Top Reads:??

GenAI Doesn’t Just Increase Productivity. It Expands Capabilities. - BCG ?

Dive deeper here into our experiment findings and its biggest implications for leaders. ?

Artificial Intelligence Disclosures Are Key to Customer Trust – MIT Sloan Management Review?

A panel of AI experts weigh in on whether organizations should disclose how their products use AI and how to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape. ?

How the Next Generation of Managers Is Using AI – Harvard Business Review ?

HBR advises companies to attract, integrate, and retain GenAI-savvy talent with skills in using AI tools, collaborating with AI as a partner, and applying critical thinking to use AI responsibly within corporate guidelines.?

The AI Divide: Who Has Access to Skills Training? – HR Drive ?

A new study reveals a growing divide in AI adoption at work, with younger workers, men, and senior management more likely to benefit from and explore AI, while women, older workers, and clerical/physical workers are less likely to see positive impacts from AI on their jobs.?

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Seeing the World Through AI Glasses – Imagine This??

BCG X's Spatial Studio leader Kristi Woolsey dives into how advancements in AI, computer vision, and wearable tech are transforming smart glasses into powerful tools—going beyond the hype.?

The Stairway to GenAI Impact – BCG ??

Building on BCG’s?experience from over 350 GenAI projects, we’ve identified the “GenAI staircase” with four stages companies must execute simultaneously to move from illusion to impact.?

Turning GenAI Concepts into Scalable Success – BCG ?

Check out how BMW Group is leveraging GenAI to streamline procurement tasks, rethink processes, and improve supplier interactions. ?

Ecosystem Dynamics in the GenAI Era: Transforming Digital Product Development – BCG X?

GenAI is reshaping how teams design, build, and scale digital products. Here’s how product teams can navigate the AI shift. ?

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