30% to 50% of work hours and activities could be transformed by AI within three to five years.
Anu Madgavkar, McKinsey & Company
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We have a ton of research that suggests anything from 30% to 50% of a person’s work hours and work activities could transform and change in the coming three to five years
- Who
- Anu Madgavkar, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute
- Made
- May 2026 5 months ago
- Target
- May 21, 2031 in 4 years (stated as "in the coming three to five years")
- Status
- Openin 5 years
- Source
- Fortune Secondary: a report of what they said
- Topics
- Jobs
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