As companies ask AI directly, what happens to consulting firms' core work?
eigenhector · x · 2026-07-27
Consulting work may be reshaped as companies increasingly just ask AI instead of paying firms for answers.
The post is a short provocation rather than a detailed argument, but the core question is whether generic advisory work loses value once AI can handle much of the research and synthesis that consultants sell.
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