PwC merges US and India units into 40,000-person JV as AI disrupts consulting

PwC is consolidating its US and Indian outsourcing and advisory operations into a joint venture employing 40,000 people, a structural response to AI-driven efficiency gains in consulting. The move signals accelerating industry consolidation and cost rationalization as AI threatens traditional labor-intensive advisory models. The JV's scope and impact on PwC's global delivery network remain to be detailed.