The Economics of Generative AI: A Catalyst for Global Productivity

Jennifer@Gealth
3 min readDec 25, 2023

Are you ready for the next wave of productivity that unleashes massive business value to the global economy?

Generative AI is emerging as a transformative force with the potential to revolutionize productivity across various industries, contributing trillions of dollars to the global economy. According to McKinsey’s latest article into the economic impact of generative AI, the company reveals staggering figures that could reshape the way we work and conduct business.

Unleashing Trillions in Economic Value

McKinsey’s analysis indicates that generative AI has the potential to add between $2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion annually across 63 carefully examined use cases. To put this into perspective, this economic boost rivals or surpasses the entire GDP of major economies. The estimated increase in impact would enhance the overall influence of artificial intelligence by 15 to 40 percent. Moreover, this figure could potentially double when considering the incorporation of generative AI into software currently deployed for tasks beyond the initial use cases.

Key Areas of Impact

Approximately 75 percent of the projected value from generative AI lies in four key areas: Customer operations, marketing

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Jennifer@Gealth

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