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
32. What Accountants Can Learn From Associations | with Reggie Henry
31. Talkin’ ‘Bout My Expectations | with Ryan Estis
30. The Impact of New Technologies: Hype or Reality? | with Jim McGinnis
29. Talent, Taxes, Technology, & Transformation: The Challenges CPAs Face Worldwide | with Tom Hood
28. Chicken or the Egg: Culture or Transformation? | with Richard Silberstein
27. Critical Thinking: The Skill of the Future | with Toby Groves
26. Mindsets, Skillsets, & Toolsets for the Future | with Gary Boomer
25. A Journalist’s Perspective: Is the Accounting & Finance Profession Future-Ready? | with Daniel Hood
24. The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion | with Kim Drumgo
23. The Value of Play at Work: How Fun Impacts the Bottom Line | with Greg Kyte
22. Disrupting Financial Statements: The Strategic Audit Advisor of the Future | with Erik Asgeirsson
21. Is Your Organization Digitally Mature? | with Anh Phillips
20. They’re Not Soft Skills, They’re Your Future | with Jeff Nischwitz
19. Taking the Numb out of Numbers: A Better (& More Entertaining) Way to Communicate Financial Information | with Peter Margaritis
18. South Dakota v. Wayfair: How the Supreme Court Ruling will Affect Sellers, Consumers, & CPAs | with Scott Peterson
17. Let Your Geek Flag Fly: 6 Tech Trends that Will Soon Impact Your Profession & Life | with Rick Richardson
16. The Sky isn’t Falling... But the Accounting & Finance Profession Needs to Change | with Ron Baker and Ed Kless
15. The Future is Radical: Embracing Innovation, One Step at a Time | with Jody Padar
14. We Won’t Recognize the Accounting & Finance Profession in 10 Years (and That’s Okay!) | with Barry Melancon
13. Ethics, AI, & You: Working with Machines, Not Against Them | with Greg Conderacci
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