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.
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132. Automating corporate compliance | with AJ Yawn and Jeff Cook
131. Where we've been ... and where we're going | with Tom Hood
130. Wanted: A more diverse profession | with George Willie
129. What to know about PPP Round 2 | with Erik Asgeirsson and Lisa Simpson
128. Digital transformation in corporate finance | with Wayne Slater
127. Looking back ... and ahead on the CPA profession | with Allen DeLeon
126. Choosing to thrive as 'the worst year ever' comes to an end | with John O’Leary
125. State legislative issues start with finance | with Tom Hood
124. The post-pandemic office and the future of work | with Cheryl Duvall
123. What’s your 'And?' | with John Garrett
122. Cybersecurity and COVID-19: How to protect your firm and your clients | with Scott Fleszar
121. The 3 Ps of taxes: Politics, policy ... and patience | with Edward Karl
120. Creating the Progressive Accountant | with Twyla Verhelst
119. Finance, football and the future of the profession | with Jeff Goering
118. DEI in accounting 'still a challenge' | with Anoop Mehta
117. Me and my bot: The future of accounting | with Byron Patrick
116. How A.I. will change everything | with Alexander Hagerup
115. Great leadership is healing leadership | with Ed Kless
114. Integrated reporting: Value beyond the numbers | with Charles Tilley
113. Are you master of your domain? .CPA now available | with Erik Asgeirsson
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