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AI is advancing so quickly that assumptions that are true today could be wrong in just a few months. In a few years, building a new AI system could be as accessible and commonplace as building a website is today. So leaders better start building successful teams now. In the latest episode of BCG's AI Pioneers series, Matt Wood, Chief AI Technology Officer at @awscloud, joins BCG's Dylan Bolden to explore how business leaders can build organizations that keep up with the pace of AI acceleration. Watch the full interview: on.bcg.com/4sJP6Ra

For @SwissRe, using AI to help rewrite underwriting unlocks growth opportunities. In the latest episode of AI Pioneers, Swiss Re Group CEO Andreas Berger talks with BCG’s Christoph Schweizer about how AI could raise productivity at the reinsurance and insurance provider. An underwriter who previously handled 100 submissions could one day handle 400, and an underwriting process could shrink from 25 subprocesses to five, potentially shortening turnaround time from three months to one day. The growth opportunities will help employees focus on clients and deliver better outcomes. Watch the full conversation here: on.bcg.com/3Wlmlhx

Caring for his late father inspired Ashkan Afkhami to develop an AI solution to help patients make more informed health care decisions. No single physician can keep pace with every new treatment, especially when a patient’s needs are complex. That’s why Healthcare Commercial AI by BCG X uses agentic AI to gather data from multiple sources and then identify treatment options tailored to an individual’s specific needs. Watch this video to learn more: on.bcg.com/4ej1aCL

What does it take to move from an AI that answers questions to one you can trust to take actions inside a business? In the latest episode of BCG X’s Tech Bytes, Fizi Yadav and Tristan Mallet explore why building enterprise AI agents requires more than increasingly powerful models. Connect with our experts and discover what the team is building in this space: on.bcg.com/4k8QEBG

The rate at which US companies disappear has more than halved since 2000. Five-year failure risk (the proportion of companies present in a given year that are delisted within the following five years) peaked at around 40% in the early 2000s. It now sits at roughly 18%, about where it stood in 1980. The BCG Institute reached this number by assembling a database of over 30,000 US-listed public companies from the last 50 years. Its analysis found that a company’s failure rate depends on its age, size, and industry. Here’s what CEOs can do if their failure risk is rising: on.bcg.com/4smWYI8

Which countries are making the most progress with AI adoption? BCG's AI Maturity Matrix 2026 assesses AI readiness across more than 75 economies and 33 indicators. Chile, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Greece, Japan, Lithuania, Nigeria, and South Korea have all moved up a readiness tier since 2024. With AI ambition now nearly universal, execution speed is the differentiator. Read more: on.bcg.com/4eFXoU0

AWS CEO Matt Garman shares his advice to CEOs on the latest episode of The CEO Moments of Truth: start with real use cases, not trials. "There will be no regret in leaning into this technology change." Watch the full interview here: on.bcg.com/4s0T1Zs

Every BCG X product starts somewhere. For Andy Lin, it started with a toolbox and a belief that knowing how to fix things matters. The same logic applies when critical equipment is on the line. That's why Field Service & Maintenance AI by BCG X uses agentic AI to take on routine tasks like dispatch, invoicing, and inventory management — giving operations managers the space to focus on complex tasks and performance management. Watch this short video to learn more.

Future-built companies are already engineering AI value. BCG’s 2026 Applied AI Index breaks down what separates these companies into a formula with three core elements: strategic clarity plus applied AI can translate AI ambition into transformative impact. These future-built companies scale five times as many AI workflows to full value creation as laggards do. Discover the details in the full report: on.bcg.com/3TASjVU

BCG’s 2026 Applied AI Index has found that 42% of companies expect their agents to act autonomously by 2030. However, just 5% of companies have the relevant agent controls in place. Recent events have shown that scaling agentic AI workflows bears a risk. Discover more about the six essential controls that are needed. on.bcg.com/4jvKtHA

What does it take to move AI from experimentation to real impact at scale? Heidelberg Materials CEO Dr Dominik von Achten argues for starting with the core of the business, identifying opportunities across the value chain, building what works, and thinking about scale from the beginning. Watch the full episode of AI Pioneers with BCG’s Christoph Schweizer here: on.bcg.com/3TwECXS

Almost half of companies now generate measurable value from AI, although the biggest share still comes from a small group of top performers. BCG’s 2026 Applied AI Index finds that agentic AI rewards these top performers who follow a clear playbook: strategic clarity plus applied AI can translate AI ambition into transformative impact. • Strategic clarity is about getting the big choices right to strengthen competitive advantage. • Applied AI means embedding AI into day-to-day operations. • Transformative impact is the enterprise value created when those elements come together. Read more about the formula for Agentic AI value: on.bcg.com/3ThOpBg

CEOs in Asia-Pacific are optimistic about AI’s potential for a positive return on investment. In this episode of You’re Not Hallucinating, BCG’s Jeff Walters shares the AI strategy lessons that all CEOs can learn from the region. on.bcg.com/4hABG4w

BCG’s new Applied AI Index 2026, based on a survey of more than 1,300 CxOs and senior executives across 20-plus sectors, shows that the most AI-mature companies (those who are “future-built”) show exceptional strategic clarity. That means they get the big choices right to strengthen competitive advantage. When strategic clarity meets applied AI, companies can unlock five times the value from AI compared to those who lack clarity and capabilities. Companies need to build their capabilities across three pillars. Read the Applied AI Index 2026 to learn how: on.bcg.com/3VFcsKZ

You're not hallucinating if your AI governance feels like it's built for a world that no longer exists. Many governance programs were designed for two or three centrally managed pilots, not the exponential scale of agentic AI deployment today. In the latest episode of You’re Not Hallucinating Steve Mills, BCG’s Chief AI Ethics Officer, explains how to deploy risk management that matches CEOs’ AI ambitions. Learn more: on.bcg.com/4ipmXeT

CEOs need to set the tone, engage personally, and show the organization that AI matters. When Heidelberg Materials CEO Dr Dominik von Achten launched a personal "CEO AI Hour," it wasn't a signaling exercise but leadership by example. In conversation with BCG CEO Christoph Schweizer, von Achten shares how he interacts directly with employees at his company who have already built something with AI and then works to scale what they've done. Here’s how one industrial leader is turning personal conviction into organization-wide momentum. on.bcg.com/4ihy5dP

There is limited room for data center expansion on earth. Is space the solution? BCG analysis has found that space-based data centers could become technically feasible at scale within the next decade. However, there is likely to be a cost premium. Here are six technical constraints to overcome. on.bcg.com/4yrtkDe

The biggest AI skill isn't technical. It's curiosity. When AI began transforming industries, Reckitt CEO Kris Licht didn't start with a technology roadmap. He took his leadership team to San Francisco for a week to immerse themselves in the technology, explore its potential, and ask better questions. That mindset resonates deeply at BCG. In a world where AI is evolving every day, staying curious, experimenting, and continuously learning are becoming some of the most valuable skills you can bring to your career. Watch this conversation between Christoph Schweizer and Kris Licht to hear why curiosity is shaping the future of leadership and why it's just as important as technical expertise. on.bcg.com/4xBun3t

The biggest AI skill isn't technical. It's curiosity. In a conversation between Reckitt CEO Kris Licht and BCG CEO Christoph Schweizer, one theme stood out: the companies seeing the most progress with AI have leaders who stay curious and persevere through setbacks. For Reckitt, adopting AI has been as much a change management journey as a technological one. It has reinforced the importance of creating space for learning, embracing experimentation, and developing the next generation of talent with both technical capabilities and human insight. Watch the full conversation to hear how these two leaders are rethinking transformation, talent, and the future of work: on.bcg.com/4zkZUYL

AI agents can help asset managers drive revenue, reduce risk, and fundamentally rethink how work gets done. Yet the average asset manager trails behind banks and fintechs on AI maturity. And most have not moved beyond pilots. In this BCG Executive Perspectives, understand what it takes to become an AI-first asset manager with strategic focus across seven areas, including governance, data infrastructure, and organizational design. on.bcg.com/4zqyiS6