April 14, 2026
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34 min 48 sec
The AI Consulting Paradox
Employees at the big consulting firms are being told to use AI. Are they going to automate themselves out of a job? On this week’s podcast, Paul and Rich discuss a recent set of directives from the CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers about AI adoption and consider what they frame as the “AI consulting paradox”: To show value, consultants need to introduce AI into their client relationships, potentially cutting their own value as a result. How will consulting manage this transition in the short or long term? Plus: Paul reports on his recent conversations with a New School journalism class that visited the office and shared their feelings about using AI.
Show Notes
- The article Paul is reading from is “PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns” in The Guardian.
- Rich’s recent blog post: “Advice for the AI Revolution”
Transcript
Transcript coming soon!