Russian AI vs. Expertise: End of the Consulting Status Quo?
When an AI can analyze data, build a strategy, and produce a polished corporate presentation in minutes, the era of expensive human expertise is running out of time.
Even McKinsey—the very symbol of top-tier consulting—has had to rethink its DNA for the first time in a century.
Ivy League Grads Out, AI Agents In?
Instead of armies of Ivy League grads working on months-long projects, we now have thousands of AI agents writing in consulting tone, fact-checking logic, and assembling materials. Every specialist will soon come with a personal AI bot, free of charge.
Clients Want Outcomes, Not PowerPoint Decks
And the demand is shifting: clients no longer want someone in a suit delivering slides. They want a partner who’ll dig in and own the results. Already, one in four consulting projects is paid based on actual outcomes.
Who Will Survive the AI Wave?
Junior roles are under pressure. Average expertise is fading fast. What’s rising in value? Experience, the ability to learn quickly, and working well with others—things AI still can’t automate.
Consulting is entering a new era with one rule: survival doesn’t go to the smartest, but to the fastest.
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