What McKinsey learned while creating its generative AI platform

Nearly one hundred years of McKinsey’s insights and knowledge serve as the source material for the firm’s AI platform, “Lilli.” In this episode of the At the Edge podcast, Erik Roth, a McKinsey senior partner and global leader of growth and innovation, joins senior partner Lareina Yee to discuss how Lilli was developed and thoughtfully executed—and why immediate access to the firm’s intellectual property has transformed the way McKinsey serves its clients.

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The origins of Lilli

Lareina Yee: What is Lilli, and how did it become one of the most-used tools at McKinsey?

Erik Roth: Lilli was born from the question: “How do we help our colleagues at McKinsey access the deepest and broadest array of our best insights so they can activate them with our clients?” And from there, as we started that investigation,…