It's great time to talk about A.I. - the 1 year anniversary of ChatGPT just passed which set this whole artificial intelligence ride in motion. While A.I. has been around since the 1950s, it's exponential growth is really marked this past year both with the release of ChatGPT and Google's announcement of their own A.I. model, Gemini. Not long after, lawmakers in the European Union approved the A.I. Act which sets a new global benchmark for countries seeking to harness the benefits of A.I. while trying to protect against it's possible risks such as automating jobs, speaking misinformation, and endangering national security.
While I was at the 2023 Digital CPA Conference, I gained some great tips from sources about how A.I. "newbies" can get started in meaningful and productive ways. Here are some simple steps from keynote speaker, Pascal Finette:
Another step-by-step resource to get you started is the "Generative A.I. Toolkit" for CPAs, recently released by CPA.com, which includes 7 steps for building your A.I. strategy:
These tips are a great foundation for our episode this week as I speak with Don Tomoff, Director at Invenio Advisors, LLC and longtime friend of MACPA. Don shares his wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of A.I. and explains which steps CPAs should take right from the outset.
Resources
211. Talent's impact on internal controls, with Dr. Rebecca Hann
210. Where will the pipeline dust settle? with Lexy Kessler
209. Is A.I. the answer? with Will Hill
208. The science behind purpose, with Britt Andreatta
207. A.I.'s keys: Curiosity, Usefulness, with Jason Staats
206. Not another leadership book, with Emmanuel Gobillot
205. A.I. strategy: Fire, ready, aim, with Pascal Finette
203. Investor-friendly audits? with Jack Ciesielski
202. Are you a reality-based leader? with Alex Dorr
201. Leading through change, with Okorie Ramsey
200. Talking tax ahead of busy season, with Steven Lyon
199. CAS opportunities in spend management, with Jayson Brannon and Dan Luthi
198. Hybrid work's sweet spot, with Alex Kirillov and Jim Brady
197. Inspiring next-gen CPAs, with Christine Aspell
196. Leading with significance, with Joey Havens
195. Tax and CAS: It works, with Jasen Stine
194. Packing the pipeline, with Liz Barentzen
193. The weak link in strengths-based work, with Marcus Buckingham
192. Tech, talent and the future of audit, with Christina Ho
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