Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick believes consultants who primarily execute tasks or follow instructions are at risk of being replaced by AI.
Kalanick jokes about a future in which consultants can be obtained by pushing a button, emphasizing the potential disruption AI may bring to the consulting industry.
Consulting firms like Deloitte and EY are already utilizing AI agents to automate core consulting work, with Deloitte's Zora AI platform and EY's AI tax agents.
Kalanick suggests that consultants who focus on building AI tools rather than just using them will have a competitive advantage in the changing consulting landscape.