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Cuts, struggles and breakups: How is AI reshaping the consultancy sector?

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Cuts, struggles and breakups: How is AI reshaping the consultancy sector?

There’s been a lot of noise lately about job cuts at the Big Four firms and the graduate recruitment ladder being pulled up, but underneath the surface crisis mode is becoming the norm across the sector as it struggles to keep up with the new AI-driven world.

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McKinsey slashes 10 per cent of jobs in major overhaul

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McKinsey slashes 10 per cent of jobs in major overhaul

Consulting giant McKinsey has unleashed one of the largest job culls in the company’s history after ten per cent of staff faced the chop.

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Barclays calls in McKinsey to find savings in investment arm

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Barclays calls in McKinsey to find savings in investment arm

Barclays has tapped global consultancy giant McKinsey in a bid to identify cost-saving areas across its investment banking arm.

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Goodbye to 8,000 jobs – IBM replaces workers with artificial intelligence, sparking a wave of global reactions

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Goodbye to 8,000 jobs – IBM replaces workers with artificial intelligence, sparking a wave of global reactions

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay, that much we know, but in recent weeks a very frustrating news item has been making the rounds: the catastrophic future in which machines replace humans has arrived.

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IBM CEO: Layoffs Due to AI Led to ‘More Investment’ in Other Roles

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IBM CEO: Layoffs Due to AI Led to ‘More Investment’ in Other Roles

Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, said his company’s investment in artificial intelligence (AI) has ultimately led to a rise in employment in the firm.

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