Isabelle Bousquet

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Coming up, America's largest companies are struggling to get real value from AI.

But it's a windfall for the consulting groups promising to help them.

That's after the break.

It turns out AI does need management consultants after all.

Despite fears that AI tools could displace expensive consultancy engagements, the leading AI companies are tapping consulting partners more than ever.

Fueling the boom are a host of new partnerships between tech giants like OpenAI and Anthropic and consulting firms like McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group.

who together promised to bring both the cutting-edge tech and the playbook for how to actually deploy it.

But is it working?

WSJ's Alison Pohle joins us to discuss.

So companies like OpenAI and Anthropic theoretically have great technology.

What do they need the McKinsey's and BCG's of the world for and why?

Why are they so interested in striking these deals?

And how are the teams and pricing structures set up for these engagements?

And does it differ from the typical consulting engagements in the past?

You also reported that a huge number of companies aren't really seeing measurable value yet from AI.

Does working with the consultants change that?

Right.

So where do you see all this going?