McKinsey removed Chris Bradley, one of a handful of Global Institute directors, from his leadership roles over deleted LinkedIn posts. The reporting shows one case and no published standard, a thin base for a firm-wide rule on partners' posts.
Perspective Coverage
3 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 8%
- Operator
- Operator 50%
- Investor
- Investor 42%
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives55
- Confidence60
McKinsey: U.S. could have more jobs in 2035, though about 770,000 workers a year may need to change occupations, 3.6 times the historical rate
McKinsey Global Institute says technology could cut U.S. labor demand by the equivalent of 36 million jobs in a decade while growth adds about 41 million. On those figures jobs rise, so the open question is how fast workers can move into them.
Reality
- Evidence50
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap−5
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence50
Senior roles take 71% of the rebound in US software job postings
Senior roles drove 71% of the rise in US software job postings in the year to May 2026, Indeed Hiring Lab data show. Postings are still 27.5% below pre-pandemic levels, and the new openings favor experienced people who can check AI-written code over juniors.
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption55
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives40
- Confidence55
Robert Half counts 72% of managers planning to pay AI-skilled recruits more in 2027
Robert Half says 72% of managers plan to pay more for recruits with AI skills in 2027. Its raise table and LinkedIn's posting data put that premium anywhere from about two points of salary to $97,000 a year, so whichever source a budget uses sets the line item.
Reality
- Evidence38
- Adoption30
- Hype gap+40
- Incentives50
- Confidence42
McKinsey Global Institute's base case has about 11 million US workers leaving their occupations by 2035 because of AI and automation. The cost of that shift will be paid in training and relocation, since most of the growing jobs require a credential and cannot be done remotely.
Perspective Coverage
3 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 10%
- Operator
- Operator 62%
- Investor
- Investor 28%
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence60
McKinsey values redesigned human-AI work at up to $2.9 trillion a year by 2030
McKinsey Global Institute says redesigning work so people and AI share it could be worth up to $2.9 trillion a year by 2030. Its evidence that companies are choosing redesign over layoffs comes down to one gap between expected and actual job cuts.
Reality
- Evidence35
- Adoption25
- Hype gap+40
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence40
McKinsey puts one agent task's run-to-run cost spread at 30 times
Per-unit intelligence has kept getting cheaper since GPT-4 shipped in 2023, and enterprise AI bills have kept climbing anyway. Two McKinsey senior partners spent a Tuesday session on why consumption and vendor margins explain it.
Reality
- Evidence45
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives70
- Confidence50