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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2021 · 26 MIN

Teaching AI to sail like a world-class sailor and what it means for business

from McKinsey Future of Asia · host McKinsey & Company

Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 26:22) >  The America’s Cup, the oldest trophy in international sport, is competitive sailing’s most coveted prize. When the 36th edition begins in March, the race’s defending champion, Emirates Team New Zealand, will hit the water having utilized a new crew member: an AI bot created by McKinsey. Winning the America’s Cup has always been as much about technology and innovation as it is about sailing. To discuss this and more, we are joined by Olie Fleming, Helen Mayhew and Nicolas Hohn, the team from QuantumBlack, McKinsey’s advanced analytics firm.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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To help Emirates Team New Zealand defend their America’s Cup title, we introduced them to a new sailor: a McKinsey-built AI bot.

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