@rohanpaul_ai: AI may automate much of the routine work currently done by junior lawyers, consultants, bankers, and advertisers. "A ch…
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Benedict Evans discusses how AI may automate routine work for junior lawyers, consultants, bankers, and advertisers, potentially upending the traditional career pyramid at firms like Bain, BCG, and McKinsey.
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AI may automate much of the routine work currently done by junior lawyers, consultants, bankers, and advertisers.
“A chunk of what the people at the bottom of the pyramid were doing—what happens to that? The only thing you can say is that, if you have never worked at a law firm or at Bain, BCG, or McKinsey, you are probably not going to have a good idea of how this works.”
Benedict Evans (technology analyst, writer, and former a16z partner).
From a16z YouTube channel, (full video link in comment)
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