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Consulting Giants Scale AI, Boost Productivity Without Job Cuts

5/28/2026

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Dr. Forde, KPMG Canada’s AI research head, warned firms to treat AI like IT, saying it can boost productivity without cutting jobs and needs consulting.
KPMG promoted Forde in March and partnered with Anthropic on U.S. tax tools.
Accenture’s AI staff reached 77,000 last year, generating US$2.7 billion of its US$69.7 billion revenue.
GISI Consulting Group will add 1,000 managers by 2026 and give 10,000 staff AI tools through an “AI + Expert” model.

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Story summary

Dr. Forde, KPMG Canada’s AI research head, warned firms to treat AI like IT, saying it can boost productivity without cutting jobs and needs consulting.
KPMG promoted Forde in March and partnered with Anthropic on U.S. tax tools.
Accenture’s AI staff reached 77,000 last year, generating US$2.7 billion of its US$69.7 billion revenue.
GISI Consulting Group will add 1,000 managers by 2026 and give 10,000 staff AI tools through an “AI + Expert” model.