McKinsey chart: AI value will be constrained by human cognitive capacity, not technology
DynamicWebPaige · x · 2026-11-10
Dynamic Web Paige shares a McKinsey chart arguing that AI capability is rising far faster than human cognitive capacity, leaving a growing gap of unrealized transformation potential. Her takeaway: beyond the consultant-speak of "building brain capital," education and behavioral change management are quietly becoming the highest-leverage work in AI — companies must scale human capacity as seriously as they scale technology.
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