AI is already writing code. The question is no longer what it can do, but how organisations use it.
In this episode of Business & Beyond, Rohin Wood (Managing Director & Partner, BCG X ANZ) shares a practical view on what’s changing, what’s working, and where most organisations are getting stuck.
As execution becomes easier, the real challenge shifts to framing problems, redesigning workflows, and applying judgement.
They explore:
- Why many AI initiatives stall at the pilot stage
- How to move from use cases to transformation
- The rise of agentic systems and what they mean for business
- Where organisations are already seeing real value
Links:
Scheduling the World’s Largest Fully-Owned and Integrated Iron Ore Supply Chain with Rio Tinto:
https://www.bcg.com/x/mark-your-moment/how-an-iron-ore-producer-modernized-mining-operations-with-ai
AI Radar Report: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/as-ai-investments-surge-ceos-take-the-lead
Rohin's PhD Thesis: https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/59390/8/02chapters1-4.pdf
Chapter markers:
0:00 – Abstraction and Leadership in AI
1:18 – From PhD to BCG X
5:32 – Scaling BCG X Globally
7:20 – Algorithms, Neural Networks and GPT Breakthroughs
8:51 – AI Writing Code and Maths
9:15 – The Cost of Work Dropping to Near Zero
10:23 – Agentic Commerce Explained
12:43 – AI as an Operating System
15:25 – From Pilots to Transformation
22:13 – Democratising AI Agents
24:00 – AI Capability Doubling Rapidly
29:08 – Mining, Pharma, Pricing Use Cases
32:31 – Superhuman Engineers Emerging
35:06 – Cyber Risk in AI Era
