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★ Breaking · Report · QA Triad Verified · Special Report · May 2026
The Pyramid Is Cracking — How AI and Decentralisation Are Rewriting the Big Four Business Model
For 70 years: sell senior judgment, deliver it with junior labour, pocket the spread. AI is dismantling the labour half of that equation. $69B in Big 4 AI spending is replacing the pyramid that funded the entire profession.
PwC is planning a second round of cuts targeting up to 30,000 roles globally. This follows the 3,300 US cuts in 2025 and the scrapped 100,000 hiring pledge. The "AI transformation" narrative continues to cover what is fundamentally a labour cost arbitrage play.
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QA Triad REPORT · MAY 2026
How AI and decentralisation are rewriting the Big Four business model. 70 years of sell-judgment-deliver-junior-pocket-spread is ending. $69B in AI spending replaces the pyramid.
QA Triad REPORT · APRIL 2026
Big 4 graduate intake down 29-33%. KPMG from 1,399 to 942. PwC cutting a third by 2028. Deloitte -18%. EY -11%. The base of the pyramid is not shrinking temporarily — it is being replaced permanently.
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QA Triad NOTE · JUNE 2026
Graduate intake collapsed. KPMG 1,399→942 (-29%). PwC cutting a third by 2028. Deloitte -18%. EY -11%. The pyramid base is not shrinking — it is being replaced.
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