QuantumBlack

QuantumBlack is McKinsey’s AI consulting arm. It combines engineering and data science with industry expertise to help organizations develop AI systems and change the processes around them.

QuantumBlack Labs develops tools and reusable assets for AI work. The wider practice supports data transformation, AI deployment and operational capabilities, with attention to the people and systems needed to maintain them.

Its published research examines evaluation, governance and the economics of agentic systems. An August 2026 state-of-AI report focuses on the gap between individual use of AI tools and the broader business value organizations seek.