{"id":206,"date":"2026-05-15T11:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=206"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:06:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T11:06:52","slug":"ai-rewires-consulting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"AI rewires consulting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AI is forcing the consulting industry to reinvent itself.<\/p>

The biggest firms are racing to weave the technology into nearly every facet of their businesses \u2014 from how consultants execute client projects to how employees are trained, promoted, and measured.<\/p>

Read more These 3 engineering roles are now converging, says EY\u2019s AI leader<\/a><\/p>

McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, and IBM Consulting are all now hiring more technical talent, building AI tools and AI agents, and pushing staff to use them in their day-to-day work.<\/p>

Business Insider has closely covered how the consulting industry is changing. See our stories below on how AI is reshaping the work, and the firms and startups leading the shift.<\/p>

How the work of consultants is changing<\/strong><\/h2>

AI is changing not only how consultants advise clients, but also who does that work.<\/p>

Consulting firms are now promoting a new class of so-called “forward-deployed engineers” \u2014 employees who work directly with clients to customize AI tools, connect them to company data, and turn them into products that solve specific business problems. In some sense, they are becoming the new consultants: part engineer, part strategist, and part translator between AI systems and the companies trying to use them.<\/p>

Read more Billionaire investor Bill Ackman reveals new bets on Microsoft<\/a><\/p>\n

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