AI is already writing code. The question is no longer what it can do, but how organisations use it.​

In this episode of Business & Beyond, Rohin Wood (Managing Director & Partner, BCG X ANZ) shares a practical view on what’s changing, what’s working, and where most organisations are getting stuck.​

As execution becomes easier, the real challenge shifts to framing problems, redesigning workflows, and applying judgement.​

They explore:​

1. Why many AI initiatives stall at the pilot stage​
2. How to move from use cases to transformation​
3. The rise of agentic systems and what they mean for business​
4. Where organisations are already seeing real value​

Links:​

Scheduling the World’s Largest Fully-Owned and Integrated Iron Ore Supply Chain with Rio Tinto:​

https://www.bcg.com/x/mark-your-moment/how-an-iron-ore-producer-modernized-mining-operations-with-ai​

AI Radar Report: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/as-ai-investments-surge-ceos-take-the-lead​

Rohin's PhD Thesis: https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/59390/8/02chapters1-4.pdf

Chapter markers:

0:00 – Abstraction and Leadership in AI

1:18 – From PhD to BCG X

5:32 – Scaling BCG X Globally

7:20 – Algorithms, Neural Networks and GPT Breakthroughs

8:51 – AI Writing Code and Maths

9:15 – The Cost of Work Dropping to Near Zero

10:23 – Agentic Commerce Explained

12:43 – AI as an Operating System

15:25 – From Pilots to Transformation

22:13 – Democratising AI Agents

24:00 – AI Capability Doubling Rapidly

29:08 – Mining, Pharma, Pricing Use Cases

32:31 – Superhuman Engineers Emerging

35:06 – Cyber Risk in AI Era