Consulting firms miss how efficiency creates demand, not scarcity.
Business consulting firms often push the narrative that AI automation means fewer jobs, but they’re missing the bigger picture. AI is augmenting knowledge workers, not replacing them. It makes them more efficient, allowing them to create more value. As any enterprise leader or CEO knows, when more value is created, the demand for skilled professionals increases. In the long run, AI will generate more jobs, not fewer. The real question is how we, as a society, support those who need to learn new skills.
— Is AI Replacing Us — Good News For Knowledge Workers · Forbes