OpenAI Just Hired McKinsey and Bain to Fund Their Own Replacement. Here's Why.
OpenAI launched DeployCo — a $4 billion AI consulting arm — backed in part by McKinsey, Bain & Company, and Capgemini. The goal: embed Forward Deployed Engineers inside enterprises and build an implementation moat around OpenAI's models. We break down the strategy, why it's a direct response to Anthropic winning eight of the Fortune 10, and what it means for the future of enterprise AI. Plus: Codex goes mobile for four million weekly users, and Google I/O tomorrow could be one of the biggest developer keynotes in years.
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