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AI Engineer July 23, 2025

The Billable Hour is Dead; Long Live the Billable Hour — Kevin Madura + Mo Bhasin, Alix Partners

Summary

The transcript discusses the transformative potential of AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) in professional services and knowledge work, focusing on how AI is reshaping complex task completion and organizational workflows. The speakers from Alex Partners, a global management consulting firm, explore AI's capabilities through a Meter chart evaluating LLM task completion rates and highlight the technology's potential disruption in professional services. Their key insights center on AI's emerging ability to tackle increasingly complex tasks, particularly in software development, while acknowledging the challenges of applying AI in less structured, more nuanced professional domains.

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