The Ultimate Frontier (and why China’s ahead): Engaging with the AI ecosystem
One of the most pervasive changes in how business is conducted is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which turns information and data into knowledge and predictive power. But AI is not just an abstract technology. It is enabled, produced, and leveraged by firms which form their own AI ecosystems. These ecosystems, dominated by Big Tech like Google, Microsoft, AliBaba and Tencent, shape what firms, and what nations can achieve.
We were joined by the Global Director of BCG’s Henderson Institute, Francois Candelon, for an illuminating discussion based on how the AI ecosystem works, what are the options for firms that engage with it, and why the structure of the Chinese AI ecosystem may be an important driver of its increasing AI prowess.
- Michael G. Jacobides (Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Lead Advisor, EvolutionLtd; Academic Advisor, BCG; Chief Digital Economy Expert Advisor, HCC)
- David Lancefield (Strategist, Executive coach, Board advisor to LeaderEQ, and former senior partner, Strategy)
- Francois Candelon, Senior Partner and MD, BCG; Global Managing Director of the BCG Henderson Institute
