Governments are racing to deploy AI. Most have the foundations, but struggle to translate them into faster, smarter execution without losing public trust. BCG's Miguel Carrasco and Daniel Selikowitz break down what separates the countries getting this right from those still stuck — and what every leader can take from their example.

You’ll Learn:

Why AI governance frameworks are quietly becoming the biggest barrier to AI deployment

How to tell the difference between necessary caution and unnecessary bureaucracy

How and why some countries are already getting AI governance right

Learn More:

Trust Imperative 5.0: https://on.bcg.com/3QO3fOm

BCG’s Latest Thinking in Public Sector: https://on.bcg.com/4f69kis

Meet the Experts

Miguel Carrasco, BCG Managing Director & Senior Partner: https://on.bcg.com/4gGH8Uz

Daniel Selikowitz, Managing Director & Partner: https://on.bcg.com/4oMRKTY

Watch The So What from BCG on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMJgyXjV5gMI9JV-GcF_D1Y6zyf1Eab_0

Chapters

(0:00) AI Is Already in Government. Here's Where You'll Find It.

(3:12) Public vs. Private: Why the Stakes Are Different

(4:40) What Leaders Are Saying Across Industries

(6:15) What Role Does Fear Play in AI Adoption?

(8:14) Inside Governments Deploying AI

(9:55) How Are Governments Governing AI?

(11:56) How Do Countries Compare on AI Adoption?

(13:37) Useful Caution Vs. Unnecessary Bureaucracy in AI Implementation

(15:42) Who Is Keeping Pace with AI Innovation?

(16:46) What Private Sector Leaders Can Learn from Governments

(19:34) What Should Leaders Do Now?

Industry 4.0 is moving beyond factory walls and into farms, forests, and fields.

David Potere, a senior tech leader in BCG’s Industrial Goods and Climate Change and Sustainability practices, explores AI’s move into the outdoor world. Robotics and connected systems are changing how farming and other outdoor activities get done.

You’ll Learn:

Outdoor automation requires AI systems that can operate with constant uncertainty.

Leaders should rethink long-held operating models as AI and robotics reshape how physical work gets done.

The most valuable AI systems may be the ones that simplify complexity rather than add more dashboards.

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David Potere: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpotere/

What 1,000 Farmers Told Us About Tech Adoption: https://on.bcg.com/4euA76V

Climate-Smart Agriculture Needs a Better Yardstick: https://on.bcg.com/4ejIfH6

David on the Climate Rising Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-potere-at-bcg-x-using-ai-satellites-in-climate/id1482781075?i=1000767537614

AI Foundation Model for Extreme Weather: https://on.bcg.com/4vKiwyz

Chapters

00:00 – How Will AI Impact Outdoor Industries?

04:26 –The Challenges of Taking Tech Outside

06:11– What Would a Farm That Thinks for Itself Look Like?

08:27 – Is AI Rescuing Agriculture?

10:55– Will AI Only Help Big Farms?

14:39 – Who Owns the Data?

16:16 – What Can Leaders Learn from the AI Outdoors?

18:51 – Next Steps to Truly Benefit from AI

AI isn’t replacing jobs the way headlines suggest, but it is changing who keeps them.

Greg Emerson, BCG’s global leader of technology and AI investing, explains why AI will reshape three to four times more jobs than it replaces. He argues that fears of mass unemployment are overblown and the real challenge for leaders is redesigning roles, workflows, and mindsets.

You’ll Learn:

The real risk: workers who don’t adopt AI will be replaced by those who do.

How top performers will get more work, not less.

Why leaders must move beyond tool adoption and fully reshape how work gets done.

Learn More:

Greg Emerson: https://on.bcg.com/43yhARM

AI Will Reshape More Jobs Than It Replaces: https://on.bcg.com/4uxhTs5

BCG’s Latest Thinking on AI: https://on.bcg.com/4wWwHC9

Latest Thinking from the BCG Institute: https://on.bcg.com/4fdjG0I

Watch The So What on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMJgyXjV5gMI9JV-GcF_D1Y6zyf1Eab_0

Chapters

(0:00) AI Panic vs Reality

(1:01) Is AI Replacement Imminent?

(2:14) Where Are the Mass Unemployment Headlines Coming From?

(4:28) Are AI Layoffs Really About AI?

(7:51) AI Will Reshape More Jobs Than It Replaces

(10:00) AI Is Creating More Work, Not Less

(12:57) The Difference Between Replacing Jobs & Replacing People

(14:47) The “Soft Resistance” Problem Inside Companies

(16:00) The Biggest Career Risk Right Now

(17:08) Why Businesses Struggle to Deliver AI ROI

(19:05) The AI Adoption Trap

(20:58) The AI Mindset Every Leader Needs