I keep receiving questions ("How to implement...") for which a decent amount could be replied well by AI. The same way that before AI, "let me google that for you" was already a thing, i.e. people asking stuff so well-documented that a simple Google search would give you a solid answer.

So, why people still do reach out to consultants? I think there's something deeper going on that just having the info. Some kind of approval, maybe. Sometimes looking for a singular perspective. Or for getting a brutal feedback an AI wouldn't dare to give.

This dimension is overlooked when we say "consultants are so coooked!". But I think it matters, and this social dimension might play a role in the survival of some professions that are theoretically "threatened" by AI (it makes me think about the doctor. Who the hell would replace their doctor by AI only, vs having a doctor who's good, is helped by AI when needed, but ultimately has the final word?)