AI may mean fewer consultants and accountants — at least at PwC.
Paul Griggs, the Big Four firm’s US senior partner and CEO, said PwC hired fewer consultants and accountants this year than it did two years ago. He expects that trend to continue as the firm hires more data scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts.
That doesn’t mean Griggs feels pessimistic about the future of consultants in the AI era.
The Big Four executive said he has three kids, one who has been in the workforce for about a year and two who are still in college. Two of them may go into accounting, he said, and he’s supportive of this plan.
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