Generative AI could add $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion a year to the global economy (McKinsey)
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- Commonly cited as
- "Generative AI will add $4.4 trillion a year"
- True origin
- McKinsey & Company — The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier (June 14, 2023)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2023
- Data as of
- Estimate published June 14, 2023, based on the 2022 economy
- Last checked
- What the source says
Our latest research estimates that generative AI could add the equivalent of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion annually across the 63 use cases we analyzed
- Method & sample
- Modelled estimate across 63 use cases in 16 business functions, using a proprietary McKinsey database and input from more than 100 experts; not a measurement.
- Drift between quote and source
- Type: 'could add' (potential, if fully adopted) often repeated as 'will add'
- Range: the top of the range ($4.4T) is quoted without the bottom
- Interest
- McKinsey sells AI and digital-transformation consulting (QuantumBlack).
Safe rephrasing
McKinsey estimated in 2023 that generative AI could add $2.6–4.4 trillion a year across 63 use cases if they were fully adopted; it is a modelled potential, not a forecast of what will happen.
Sources we opened
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