Thomson says the AI impact on the consulting industry is showing up as slow, chaotic adoption among lawyers, accountants and compliance professionals, with one third already using Shadow AI. That shift is pushing some staff toward tools their firms have not approved.
Steve Hasker and Fiduciary-Grade AI
Steve Hasker said, “Not all AI is created equal.”
He said, “In professions where there is real liability, the standard has to be much higher.”
He also said, “When outputs shape legal judgments, regulatory filings, or client advice, ‘almost right’ isn’t good enough.”
One third using Shadow AI
The survey found that a quarter of the sampled professionals want to leave their jobs within the next two years because their firm is not providing AI tools, which turns a software rollout problem into a retention problem.
The same findings show 41% Shadow AI use among people who say their organization is moving too slowly on AI, which is a sharper warning than the overall one-third figure.
Senior leaders lag three years
Almost half of senior leaders believe meaningful talent pressure is still at least three years away, even though staff expectations are moving faster than some C-suites can cope with.
That gap matters because Steve Hasker said Thomson builds “Fiduciary-Grade AI, technology professionals can verify, trust, and ultimately stand behind.”
The unanswered issue is how many professionals were surveyed and what financial impact Thomson calculated from the delay in AI rollout.
