Unpopular opinion: a lot of AI consulting right now feels like a gold rush. Companies hear we need AI, panic, hire consultants, and end up paying for: A few ChatGPT workflows Generic automation diagrams A custom AI strategy deck Some Zapier/Make integrations A chatbot nobody uses A pilot project that never reaches production Meanwhile, the actual business problems stay the same. I’m not saying AI consulting is useless. Good AI consultants can absolutely help companies automate workflows, build internal tools, create AI agents, improve support, speed up sales ops, or turn messy data into something useful. But the problem is that AI consulting” has become a label anyone can slap on their LinkedIn profile after playing with ChatGPT for three months. The real value shouldn’t be here are 50 ways you can use AI. It should be like here are the 3 workflows where AI will actually save money, reduce headcount pressure, or increase revenue, and here’s how we’ll implement them without breaking your business.” To me, the winners in AI consulting won’t be the people selling hype. They’ll be the ones who can connect AI to boring, measurable business outcomes. Are companies actually getting ROI from AI consultants right now, or are most of them just buying expensive experiments? submitted by /u/Few-Garlic2725
Originally posted by u/Few-Garlic2725 on r/ArtificialInteligence