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determined value realizers are in the pursuit of gento adopt the technology. But whatever the impetus,
AI value. Consider the following:their efforts appear to be reaping rewards.
— Strategy: Eighty percent of value realizers
reported having an integrated road mapThe capabilities that matter
to introduce priority gen AI uses. That
While many organizations have initiated gen AI
compares with 48 percent of respondents
projects, the survey also suggests that many might
from other organizations.
struggle to scale and capture value from them
unless they undertake a fundamental rewiring of
— Business functions: Value realizers apply gen AI
the organization.
to a broader range of functions. It is the value
realizers, and only the value realizers, that
While it is clear that many GCC organizations are
identify gen AI value pools in functions such as
keen to harness gen AI’s potential, most remain
risk management, legal and compliance, product
at an early stage of adoption. Embedding gen
and/or service development, and human
AI at scale will require a fundamental rewiring of
resources. “Deploying gen AI into our product
the organization. McKinsey research shows this
research and development has revolutionized
entails mastering certain capabilities in five areas:
our innovation process, helping us improve
technology, data, talent, the operating model, and
solutions while reducing production costs,”
risk management.8 With this in mind, we assessed
the head of R&D at an energy and materials
how well prepared GCC organizations are to
company said.
implement their gen AI strategies. The results
suggest they have a considerable way to go, while
— Performance measurement: With a gen
those already realizing value shed light on the path
AI strategy in place, value realizers are far
to follow.
more likely than others to track progress
in implementing it. Seventy percent of
Technology
respondents from value realizers said their
Organizations have three model options when
company had a system in place to measure and
it comes to implementing gen AI. They can use
track key performance indicators, compared
off-the-shelf, publicly available models; they can
with 39 percent of other respondents. Such
customize these tools with proprietary data and
systems help companies adjust resources as
systems; or they can (at much greater expense)
needed across business functions in pursuit
develop their own foundational models from scratch.
of value.
The choice can be dictated by a range of factors
such as budget, security concerns, language needs,
— External partnerships: Value realizers are
and the value that any organization might reap from
more likely to partner with external service
the model. There is a growing view, however, that we
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