re: Deloitte caught out using AI in $440,000 report for Australian Government

I am shocked that a big four firm used subpar staff on an engagement.

They would definitely never use offshore "employees" more terrified of internal KPIs/managers than asking the clients borderline idiotic questions.

Deloitte is another company that has been taken over from the top down by indians

People that don’t know that ai hallucinates shouldn’t be using it

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those MF'ers along with McKenzie and the other "consulting firms" are responsible for more layoffs and changes in corporate culture than anything else... I look forward to their business demise with AI.

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Be careful talking about Deloitte in the State of Louisiana. They are the kings here.

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As soon as Jindal left, JBE dumped SAS and hired Deloitte. They were supposed to integrate the state’s Medicaid systems for $50mil. 9 years later and we’re at $250mil and counting.

But, for straight consulting. Alvarez and Marsal is the McKinsey of the Public sector. If you’re looking for a humorous rabbit hole, just google Alvarez bankrupts municipalities.

There’s been a bunch of doula threads recently…guess where that idea arose. A&M told Louisiana, millions would be saved in Medicaid by embracing midwives as an alternative to doctors.

Turns out it only takes a couple a poor decisions by a midwife to wipe out those savings. Now the system pays for both a doctor and a doula. …consulting at its best.

It used to be that you’d hire a vendor under the RFP threshold to fix a problem. Then you’d just amend the contract to replace the entire system.

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How is that different from any and all other companies using it for research?

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Ironically, it’s a lot different. They’re notorious about the consistency of their pitch decks, to the extent they’ll tear up a junior if the hex code color is off by a digit. …That’s another fun YouTube rabbit hole.

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You're obviously well informed on the matter.

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Well, I am and completely agree with his assumption. I am an alum of one of the Big 4 and know all the firms are responsible for mapping out layoffs in large corporations.

I will go on to say the consulting firms have likely been behind the scenes for the past 18-36 months explaining how AI can be used to replace tenured employees, backfill them with junior resources, and improve their bottom line by eliminating “expense.”

AI is amazing and is helpful with smaller tasks, and I think it’s really cool. So, please don’t assert I’m some old Boomer who cannot get on board with technical advancement.