Skills for a Workforce of Humans, Agents, and Robots

Описание: AI-powered agents and robots are already technically capable of performing an increasing share of human work. So how can workers, managers and organizations adapt to the dramatic shift?

A new McKinsey Global Institute report offers a roadmap. While AI is transforming the workplace at unprecedented speed, people will remain essential for many tasks that are still beyond AI’s capabilities—and to supervise, manage and collaborate with the technology. In fact, the demand for workers with AI fluency has grown dramatically over the past two years. Work in the future will be a partnership between people, agents and robots.

Which skills are likely to be most—and least—impacted by automation? How can public institutions help by aligning education and training with emerging skill needs—from AI fluency to skilled trades—and widening access to opportunity? And what strategies can organizations adopt to help their workforce adapt? Join us for a conversation with report authors Alexis Krivkovich and Anu Madgavkar of McKinsey Global Institute, along with Katy George, Microsoft's corporate vice president of workforce transformation, and Kevin Delaney, editor-in-chief of The San Francisco Standard. They will discuss the research findings and share practical guidance for navigating the transition to human-AI collaboration at work.

February 12, 2026

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Photos courtesy the speakers.

Speakers

Alexis Krivkovich
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Global Co-head and North American Leader, McKinsey's People & Organizational Performance Practice

Anu Magkavkar
Partner, McKinsey Global Institute

Katy George
Corporate Vice President of Workforce Transformation, Microsoft

Kevin Delaney
Editor-in-Chief, The San Francisco Standard; Cofounder and Editor-in-Chief, Charter

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