Humanoid robots don’t live in sci-fi movies only anymore. Agility Robotics’ creations are helping workers in real places—warehouses, shop floors, distribution centers—do their jobs more efficiently, safely, and precisely. On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, Agility’s CEO, Peggy Johnson, speaks to McKinsey Senior Parter Lareina Yee about the future of humanoid robots in the workplace, the steps required for the safe integration of these tools, and how leaders can embrace this evolution.

Humanoid robots don&rsquo;t live in sci-fi movies only anymore. Agility Robotics&rsquo; creations are helping workers in real places&mdash;warehouses, shop floors, distribution centers&mdash;do their jobs more efficiently, safely, and precisely. On this episode of the <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/at-the-edge-podcast">At the Edge</a> podcast, Agility&rsquo;s CEO, Peggy Johnson, speaks to McKinsey Senior Parter <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/lareina-yee">Lareina Yee</a> about the future of humanoid robots in the workplace, the steps required for the safe integration of these tools, and how leaders can embrace this evolution.

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As AI innovation escalates, it’s predicted the demand for an uninterruptible power supply will increase dramatically. Crusoe, a company specializing in AI infrastructure, uses stranded and renewable energy sources to power facilities while cutting the time to market for new sites by more than half using modular components. On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, Crusoe’s cofounder and CEO, Chase Lochmiller, speaks to McKinsey Senior Partner Lareina Yee about Crusoe’s unique approach to AI infrastructure and how AI will shape the future workforce.

As AI innovation escalates, it&rsquo;s predicted the demand for an uninterruptible power supply will increase dramatically. Crusoe, a company specializing in AI infrastructure, uses stranded and renewable energy sources to power facilities while cutting the time to market for new sites by more than half using modular components. On this episode of the <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/at-the-edge-podcast">At the Edge</a> podcast, Crusoe&rsquo;s cofounder and CEO, Chase Lochmiller, speaks to McKinsey Senior Partner <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/lareina-yee">Lareina Yee</a> about Crusoe&rsquo;s unique approach to AI infrastructure and how AI will shape the future workforce.

The AI infrastructure of the future 

The way AI is trained and used is evolving every day. Unfortunately, cyberattacks are advancing in tandem, raising the bar for AI products that are brought to market today. On this episode of the At the Edge podcast, Cisco’s President and Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel speaks to McKinsey Senior Partner Lareina Yee about how companies can secure their AI systems to protect enterprise data and consumers—and how to use AI to predict and quickly respond to cyberattacks.

The way AI is trained and used is evolving every day. Unfortunately, cyberattacks are advancing in tandem, raising the bar for AI products that are brought to market today. On this episode of the <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/at-the-edge-podcast">At the Edge</a> podcast, Cisco&rsquo;s President and Chief Product Officer Jeetu Patel speaks to McKinsey Senior Partner <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/lareina-yee">Lareina Yee</a> about how companies can secure their AI systems to protect enterprise data and consumers&mdash;and how to use AI to predict and quickly respond to cyberattacks.

Security and AI’s potential to protect

Prompt engineering as a career path now seems almost quaint. The speed of AI capability is burning a future path for work and leaving recent convictions in the dust. Few executives see the pace of AI innovation as closely as Ruba Borno. As vice president of the Global Specialists and Partners group at Amazon Web Services (AWS), she works with partners and customers across industries to turn rapid technological advances into business impact. On this episode of the At the Edgepodcast, she speaks with McKinsey Senior Partner Lareina Yee about leadership strategies, how to avoid pilot purgatory, and why AI security doesn’t slow grow growth, but speeds it.

Prompt engineering as a career path now seems almost quaint. The speed of AI capability is burning a future path for work and leaving recent convictions in the dust. Few executives see the pace of AI innovation as closely as Ruba Borno. As vice president of the Global Specialists and Partners group at Amazon Web Services (AWS), she works with partners and customers across industries to turn rapid technological advances into business impact. On this episode of the <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/at-the-edge-podcast">At the Edge</a> podcast, she speaks with McKinsey Senior Partner <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/lareina-yee">Lareina Yee</a> about leadership strategies, how to avoid pilot purgatory, and why AI security doesn&rsquo;t slow grow growth, but speeds it.

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