McKinsey Cuts About 200 Tech Jobs, Shifts More Roles to AI

McKinsey & Co. cut about 200 global tech jobs in the past week as the consulting firm joins rivals in using artificial intelligence to automate some positions.

The company isn’t ruling out additional reductions across different functions over the next two years as it ramps up usage of the technology, according to people familiar with the matter. McKinsey is also closely assessing what tasks can be carried out by AI, the people said, declining to be identified as the details are private.

“AI is enabling unprecedented levels of opportunity and impact for us and our clients,” a spokesperson said in ...