AI is turning every company into a software company
~26 min listenPublished 17 June 2026Recent· The McKinsey Podcast
Estimated time: ~26 min listen — typical episode length for this show.
What this is
The McKinsey Podcast (17 June 2026): generative and agentic AI change how work gets done. The split is not who has ideas — it is who can build, buy, and run software-like processes.
The constraint is no longer ideas — it is the ability to build and run AI-shaped work.
- McKinsey Podcast, 17 June 2026: gen AI and agents turn more of the company into software.
- Buyers should diligence operating capability, not only model names.
- Data rights and change-of-model clauses matter more as the stack becomes the process.
- 26 minutes.
Next action: Take three diligence questions from this episode into your next AI vendor call.
Deep dive
If every function starts shipping software-like workflows, vendor diligence must cover data, change rights, and who operates the stack.
Agentic tools raise the bar on permissions and kill switches — same questions as any automation buy.
Use this listen next to the Vendor Scorecard: what you are really purchasing is an operating model.
About 26 minutes.
Episode note: The McKinsey Podcast · 17 June 2026 · 26 min
Listen to this episode