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Consulting Firms Deploy AI Agents at Scale
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McKinsey said it added 25,000 AI agents in under two years and plans to enable each of its 40,000 employees with at least one agent within the next 18 months. EY and PwC emphasize measuring agent quality and efficiency rather than raw counts; EY reported spending over $1 billion annually, building about 1,000 agents and deploying more than 100 internal AI applications.
Key Points
- 1Report McKinsey added 25,000 AI agents in under two years, confirming large-scale deployment
- 2Explain EY and PwC stress measuring agent quality and efficiency over raw agent counts
- 3Advise practitioners to track KPIs for productivity, quality, and cost to assess agent ROI
Scoring Rationale
Strong industry relevance and official confirmations, but limited technical depth and mostly descriptive coverage.
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