Consultants have found an unlikely new career path: policing AI
Consultants from major firms are increasingly leaving their positions to pursue careers in AI safety, governance, and policy. These professionals are moving to nonprofits, government institutes, and AI labs to help mitigate the societal risks posed by emerging technologies.
Why it matters
This trend highlights a growing professional shift toward ethical oversight in the tech industry as AI development outpaces current regulatory frameworks.
As the consulting industry embraces AI, some consultants are leaving to rein it in. Curly_photo/Getty Images Consulting firms have gone all in on AI. Their consultants, however, are not all comfortable with that. Some consultants are leaving the big firms for roles in AI safety and governance. As consulting firms rapidly remake themselves to leverage AI, a small but growing number of consultants are leaving to rein it in. Instead of joining the broader exodus to tech , these consultants are focusing on the risks that AI systems, from chatbots to agents, pose to society. Namaan Mian, the chief operating officer of Management Consulted, a company that trains and prepares students and others for careers in consulting , said his firm has been tracking where former consultants land after leaving the industry.
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