How generative AI could add trillions to the global economy

Jul 14, 2023

A new report from McKinsey estimates that generative AI could add $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion annually to the global economy by 2040. Image: Pexels/olia danilevich

Lareina Yee

Senior Partner, McKinsey Technology Council

Alex Singla

Senior Partner, Global Co-Leader QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey

Alex Sukharevsky

Senior Partner, Global Co-Leader QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey

Eric Hazan

Senior Partner, Member of the McKinsey Global Institute

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