I keep seeing more AI consultants pop up everywhere, LinkedIn, agencies, startup circles, even local business groups. Some of them seem legit: they understand workflows, automation, LLM limitations, data privacy, integration costs, and where AI actually creates value. But others feel like they learned a few buzzwords, made a ChatGPT prompt pack, and now sell AI transformation strategy for thousands of dollars. Do AI consultants really need deep technical knowledge to be useful? Or is the real value just helping non-technical businesses understand what’s possible and where to start? Because on one hand, most businesses don’t need a machine learning researcher. They need someone who can say: This process can be automated. This shouldn’t use AI. This tool is risky for customer data. This workflow will save your team 10 hours a week. But on the other hand, if a consultant doesn’t understand the limitations, hallucinations, model differences, security issues, API costs, or implementation complexity… aren’t they just selling hype? Feels like the AI consulting space is becoming a mix of real experts, smart operators, and pure bluffers. submitted by /u/Few-Garlic2725
Originally posted by u/Few-Garlic2725 on r/ArtificialInteligence