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What becomes possible when your AI-enabled headset is as light and comfortable as an ordinary pair of glasses? BCG’s Kristi Woolsey imagines a world with an AI third eye, where your glasses can instantly provide information, warnings or advice. This new generation of smart glasses could also help you learn new skills, whether cooking at home or mastering technical aspects of your job. But Woolsey also warns that we’ll need to put limits on the technology– these new glasses might also be able to reveal things about other people that are better left private. 

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Kristi Woolsey: https://on.bcg.com/4cWZxXK 

BCG on Augmented and Virtual Reality: https://on.bcg.com/4d3LFva 

CEO Moments of Truth: https://on.bcg.com/ITMoT

GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT 

CEO Digest: https://link.chtbl.com/ceo-digest-bcg-show?sid=IT 

What would you do with access to a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites that can provide real-time access to data and surveillance and seamless connectivity? BCG’s Troy Thomas imagines a future where businesses use satellites to guide autonomous vehicles or use satellites to research and manufacture new materials that can be formed only in zero gravity. But, Thomas says, these satellites come with risks, such as privacy and security, heightened cyber risk, the proliferation of space junk, and the possibility of a major solar storm that could disrupt service around the world.

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• Troy Thomas: on.bcg.com/3xhife1 
• Strategies for Space Agency Success in a Commercial Era: on.bcg.com/3VmXFAP 
• Governments Need a New Approach to SATCOM: on.bcg.com/4aY1F0F 
• Space Sector Consulting and Strategy: on.bcg.com/3RuN5H4 

When Mario Rodriguez emigrated from Cuba to the United States at age 14 with his parents — a university professor, and a teacher turned electrical engineer — they had already instilled in him the value of education and a love of learning. That passion has guided him throughout his career — as a program manager with Microsoft; then as part of GitHub, following Microsoft’s 2018 acquisition of the developer platform; and as a cofounder of a charter school in North Carolina. Now, as senior vice president of product at GitHub, Mario oversees the team developing the GitHub Copilot AI-assisted software development tool. 

Mario joins this episode to share his views on product development, GitHub Copilot’s effect on productivity and job satisfaction, and a future in which more people can easily develop their own software.

Guest bio: 

Mario Rodriguez leads the GitHub Product team as senior vice president of product. His core identity is that of a learner, and his passion is creating developer tools — so much so that he has spent the past 20 years in leadership roles across Microsoft and GitHub. His most recent work involves overseeing GitHub’s AI strategy and launching and growing the GitHub Copilot product line across thousands of organizations and millions of users. 

Rodriguez also cochairs a charter school that he cofounded in an effort to help progress STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) education in rural regions of the United States. 

Me, Myself, and AI is a collaborative podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group and is hosted by Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh. Our engineer is David Lishansky, and the coordinating producers are Allison Ryder and Andy Goffin. 

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By 2030, the best CIO might be a CIB: a chief intelligence bot. And the human CEO might be bolstered by a swarm of CEO bots, able to harness a vast diversity of perspectives. Can you imagine? In this episode, BCG’s Mickey McManus envisions a future where top leaders share the corner office with AI—blending the logical with human intuition. Mickey, a BCG senior advisor and a pioneer in human-centered design, considers how a company like this would function. Hint: he recommends an approach much like jazz improvisation.  

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You’ll find more of what BCG has to say about generative AI here:  

https://on.bcg.com/3UuWtNd 

 Listen to more of GENE, BCG's AI bot here:

GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT

CEO Digest: https://link.chtbl.com/ceo-digest-bcg-show?sid=IT

Also, in this episode, Mickey recommends an entirely new reading list for the C-suite, including:  

-Iain M. Banks’s Culture series: https://www.amazon.com/The-Culture-9-book-series/dp/B07WLZZ9WV 

-Joy Buolamwini’s Unmasking AI [https://www.amazon.com/Unmasking-AI-Mission-Protect-Machines/dp/0593241835] 

-Safiya Umoja Noble’s Algorithms of Oppression [https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Oppression-Search-Engines-Reinforce/dp/1479837245] 

In this special episode, we’re taking you back to Season 1 for Andrea Gallego’s conversation with Alaina Percival, co-founder and then CEO of Women Who Code—the largest and most active community for technical women worldwide. 

Alaina shares her career path; she’s run niche products for Puma in Germany, led developer outreach for a technical recruiting company in San Francisco, and taught herself to code.  As the CEO of Women Who Code, she works to inspire women to thrive in the tech industry.  Alaina shares how she navigates the always near and dear imposter syndrome; if you aren’t feeling it—you may have been in your role too long. There should always be 40% that you don’t know.  She also emphasizes the importance of community and support; don’t be shy to reach out and share your goals—there is a very accessible and supportive community willing to help. 

Visit Women Who Code to access free resources & workshops, browse job & scholarship opportunities, and engage with an amazing network of technical women across the globe. 

Join us every episode with hosts Suchi Srinivasan & Kamila Rakimovha from BCG to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, technology, and business. 

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Some argue that self-generating software will be a revolutionary development for businesses, others contend that it may be unwieldy.  BCG’s Vladimir Lukic believes that it will be a playful thought partner for business leaders to steer and sanity-check. It will make nimble exploration and innovation possible so that every company can have the bespoke and custom programs it needs. What should leaders do until the unknown point in the future when self-writing software is a reality?    

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More about what BCG has to say on GenAI: https://on.bcg.com/3P3JmyN  

Turning GenAI Magic into Business Impact: https://on.bcg.com/3uYvgrB  

Vlad Lukic: https://on.bcg.com/48vMXfT 

GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT 

What would you do with access to a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites that can provide real-time access to data and surveillance and seamless connectivity? BCG’s Troy Thomas imagines a future where businesses use satellites to guide autonomous vehicles or use satellites to research and manufacture new materials that can be formed only in zero gravity. But, Thomas says, these satellites come with risks, such as privacy and security, heightened cyber risk, the proliferation of space junk, and the possibility of a major solar storm that could disrupt service around the world. 

Learn More:  

Troy Thomas: on.bcg.com/3xhife1 

Strategies for Space Agency Success in a Commercial Era: on.bcg.com/3VmXFAP 

Governments Need a New Approach to SATCOM: on.bcg.com/4aY1F0F 

Space Sector Consulting and Strategy: on.bcg.com/3RuN5H4 

GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT   

CEO Digest: https://link.chtbl.com/ceo-digest-bcg-show?sid=IT 

What will it be like to shop when technology has evolved to essentially eliminate the cost of home delivery? BCG’s Brad Loftus imagines a future where sensors in our homes know what needs replenishing and items are delivered from warehouses without ever being touched by human hands. These innovations will change everything about the retail experience, including the elimination, or radical redesign, of many brick-and-mortar stores. Yet, Brad contends, this future could result in a more personalized shopping experience for many products. 

Learn More:  

Brad Loftus: https://on.bcg.com/3xcqbx3 

Retail Industry: https://on.bcg.com/3VyVuLO 

The Innovation Edge for Retailers: https://on.bcg.com/3xbVbxm 

Will a coming generation of AI bots be able to generate and iterate ideas as well as or better than people? Will knowledge workers be replaced by machines? BCG’s Matthew Sinclair imagines a future where technology could replace writers, software engineers, and, yes, consultants–although he’s not convinced that businesses should lose the human touch. There are inherent risks in handing over the most creative elements of your business to bots–including perpetuating what Matthew calls “the tyranny of the banal.”   

Learn More:  

Matthew Sinclair: https://on.bcg.com/4btUGgN 

AI at Scale: https://on.bcg.com/44Y6pSu 

Matthew Sinclair on Medium: https://matthewsinclair.medium.com/ 

GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT   

CEO Digest: https://link.chtbl.com/ceo-digest-bcg-show?sid=IT 

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Consumers Know More About AI Than Business Leaders Think (https://on.bcg.com/3WvC6QY)

Five Truths (and One Lie) About Corporate Transformation (https://on.bcg.com/3JOOJPx)

The Purpose-Driven Digital Transformation (https://on.bcg.com/44NwrrH)

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