Uncanny Valley | WIRED BIG INTV: Lareina Yee Discusses Breakthrough Technologies
Sep 30, 2025
Lareina Yee, a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, shares her extensive expertise in technology and AI-driven transformation. She discusses the profound impact of touchscreens and autonomous vehicles on society, and the concept of consumer-level digital twins for personalized design. Lareina emphasizes the importance of investing in people over technology to ensure effective implementation. With a focus on overcoming executive hesitation regarding AI adoption, she highlights the need for immersive experiences to inspire leaders and suggests prioritizing impactful technological initiatives.
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A Team Learned New Tools By Making A Fun Video
- Yee describes a team that learned a new tool overnight and made a playful video, showing rapid internal adoption through play.
- The example highlights learning-by-doing and how fun experiments accelerate practical familiarity.
Invest More In People Than Software
- Invest heavily in people when deploying technology: plan for 3–5x the tech spend in human capital.
- Design how AI fits into teams, redefine roles, and address safety and managerial responsibilities.
AI Compresses Strategic Timeframes
- 'Super agency' explores how AI can expand worker capabilities if leaders reimagine jobs rather than automate tasks.
- Rapid tech progress compresses strategic horizons from multi-year plans to 24-month windows.
