JacquesBughin|BrusselsEricHazan|ParisSreeRamaswamy|Washington,DCMichaelChui|SanFranciscoTeraAllas|LondonPeterDahlstr?m|LondonNicolausHenke|LondonMonicaTrench|LondonDISCUSSIONPAPERJUNE2017ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCETHENEXTDIGITALFRONTIER?1McKinseyGlobalInstituteCopyright?McKinsey&Company2017Sinceitsfoundingin1990,theMcKinseyGlobalInstitute(MGI)hassoughttodevelopadeeperunderstandingoftheevolvingglobaleconomy.AsthebusinessandeconomicsresearcharmofMcKinsey&Company,MGIaimstoprovideleadersinthecommercial,public,andsocialsectorswiththefactsandinsightsonwhichtobasemanagementandpolicydecisions.TheLauderInstituteattheUniversityofPennsylvaniarankedMGItheworld’snumber-oneprivate-sectorthinktankinits2016GlobalThinkTankIndexforthesecondconsecutiveyear.MGIresearchcombinesthedisciplinesofeconomicsandmanagement,employingth