Hullo! Beyond the pantomime of AI, I noticed something similar. I’m in the workforce for about 20 years now.

The management pushes back hard when you get too close to changing the modus operandi, because its a few short steps away from automating away the middle management. If you get rid of one cohort, whats there to say that you cant do the dame of another.

Abstractions aside, it more of the same, company A sells consulting to company B, that sells services to company C. The product from “A” is barely if at all seen in the output towards “C”, because of the whole, overinflated process. Just so you can sell some bullshit along with the meat and potatoes.

Dont fret OP, I think you are right on the money, regardless of some here say.