Why companies hire consultants: an excuse to push unpopular calls
tak3sh8 · x · 2026-10-27
Commenting on reports that OpenAI brought in a consulting firm for agmai matters, user tak3sh8 quips that mathematicians actually believed OpenAI would care 😅. His take: hiring consultants gives a company cover to push through unpopular decisions — and any suggestions it dislikes can simply be ignored.
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