Ren runs up: he quit after three months for an AI start-up. Granny Ume: even the bosses there ask for slowing down. Mio: then why go? Granny: much opportunity, some fear, he says; he went. The young go where the ground moves, one former consultant says. Poko stays. Mostly.
The graduates quitting consulting for AI start-ups say they share the worries about AI: one who left after three months says he went because the technology moves fast, that the pace needs careful evaluation, and that he sees a lot of opportunity but some fears as well; they know top executives have called for slowing AI down, and a former McKinsey consultant says they go anyway because the centre of gravity of the economy is shifting.
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Recruited Graduates Are Increasingly Leaving Jobs for A.I. Start-Ups
The New York Times · Sep 28, 2026
