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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;While AI continues&lt;/strong&gt; to influence the way we work in exciting new ways, it is crucial for organizations to apply guardrails to keep it safe. On this episode of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-podcast&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The McKinsey Podcast&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, McKinsey senior partners &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/alexander-sukharevsky&quot;&gt;Alexander Sukharevsky&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/lareina-yee&quot;&gt;Lareina Yee&lt;/a&gt; dig into McKinsey’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai&quot;&gt;latest report&lt;/a&gt;, with editorial director Roberta Fusaro.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In our second segment, how do you muster the courage to speak up at work? Senior partner Sherina Ebrahim has two tips.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy&quot;&gt;www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information&lt;/p&gt;

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