AI consulting is being pitched as an easy path to big money, a hopeful message for freelancers but a very rosy one.

• The idea: use AI tools to fix and upgrade small businesses, then charge each one for the service.
• The math floated is 10 businesses paying $8,000 each, adding up to $1 million a year.
• Grant Cardone reportedly gave the same pitch, framing it as low effort and easy to scale.
• Using AI to replace pricey work like legal help is called both powerful and risky.

Outlook: Expect more people to try selling AI services to small businesses, though the money claims are far more optimistic than realistic.