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This article provides an in-depth analysis of the popular Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) role, emphasizing that the AI model itself is not a moat—the real competitive edge lies in how models are deployed into real business workflows—and offers a 30-day path to building FDE capabilities.
Critiques the irrational AI hype in corporate decision-making, citing executives who adopt AI strategies without understanding the technology, leading to detrimental effects.
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.
OpenAI's deployment arm acquires Northslope, an applied-AI firm, to embed engineers directly in customer businesses, mirroring Palantir's model to boost enterprise AI adoption.
Microsoft is building a 6,000-person consulting team to help businesses deploy AI, acknowledging that the main challenge is not the technology but business readiness and adoption.
A Twitter thread argues that Anthropic has profitable paths through products like Claude Mac app and consulting, but its high API pricing strategy may not be sustainable.
A consultant explains how he often talks clients out of building expensive AI agents when simpler, cheaper automations suffice, sharing examples from his work.
Bain & Company is using AI 'vibecoding' replicas to test potential software acquisition targets, simulating how they might operate under new ownership.
A 2025 graduate at a Big 4 consulting firm expresses concern about whether AI and agentic AI are hype or a real threat to jobs, seeking grounded advice on the actual market impact.
Accenture's stock plunged ~18% after fiscal Q3 2026 earnings missed revenue expectations and cut guidance, underscoring the gap between AI hype and real business impact.
OpenAI launches the OpenAI Partner Network, a $150M program to build a global ecosystem of partners for enterprise AI adoption, including systems integrators and consultants, aiming to train 300,000 certified consultants by 2026.
A KPMG report on the benefits of AI contained fabricated examples of AI use by major organizations, highlighting the risk of AI hallucinations in professional consulting.
A consultant reflects on how AI is taking over the knowledge-based part of their job, forcing a shift towards execution intelligence and orchestrating AI agents, and asks others how their work has changed.
GPTZero investigated Ernst & Young Canada's cybersecurity report on loyalty fraud and found it contained numerous hallucinated citations and AI-written text, highlighting the epidemic of 'vibe citing' in consulting reports.
The article argues that companies are collections of algorithms and AI will soon optimize every component, leading to a wave of consulting-led transparency and efficiency.
Anthropic's new consulting venture has acquired Fractional AI to serve as its operational centerpiece, marking its first acquisition.
Gergely Orosz notes that Full-Stack Developer (FDE) roles in 2026 will differ from 2025, citing trends at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google where FDE roles resemble software engineering or consulting positions.
OpenAI launched a deployment company with $4B investment, acquiring Tomoro, to embed engineers into enterprises for AI deployment, signaling that the gap between model capability and production deployment is widening.
A discussion on the challenges consultants face when clients want to deploy LLMs despite having poor data governance, weighing the risks of fixing data first versus deploying quickly on messy data.
OpenAI announces the launch of the OpenAI Deployment Company, a new entity backed by over $4 billion in investment to help enterprises deploy frontier AI systems. The initiative includes the acquisition of consulting firm Tomoro and partnerships with 19 major investment and consulting firms.