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Artificial intelligence and private equity are threatening to transform consulting

Half of entry-level positions may go and firms may switch focus to areas AI can’t upend

Reinvention is being forced on the consulting industry by years of sluggish growth and the challenge posed by AI
Reinvention is being forced on the consulting industry by years of sluggish growth and the challenge posed by AI Photo: Elenabs/Getty Images

David Wighton is a columnist at Financial News

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