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
52. A Report from the 2019 Maryland General Assembly | with Tom Hood
51. Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today | with Emmanuel Gobillot & Katherine Thomas
50. Diving Deep into Management Accounting | with Jeff Thomson
49. Anticipation as a skill: What does it look like? | with Tom Hood
48. The Entrepreneurial Mindset | with David Mammano
47. Creating Future-Ready Education | with Kelly Richmond Pope
46. Stop, Collaborate, & Listen | with Rebekah Brown
45. The Outsourced Accountant | with Nick Sinclair
44. Critical Thinking & Strategic Planning: Paths to Future-Readiness | with Jennifer Elder
43. Evolving with Client Expectations & The Growth of Client Accounting Services | with Hitendra Patil
42. Get Involved: Legislative Advocacy at the Local Level | with State Senator Brian Feldman
41. Prioritizing People | with Karl Ahlrichs
40. MindBridge: A.I. for Small Firms | with Samantha Bowling
39. Culture Management | with Jamie Notter
38. Advocacy: How YOU Can Help the Accounting & Finance Profession | with Tom Hood
37. Disruption is Opportunity | with Mark Koziel
36. The Times They Are a-Changin’ | with Alec Ross
35. The Fascination Advantage: Different is Better than Better | with Sally Hogshead
34. The Essence of Future Readiness: Financial Planning | with Lyle Benson
33. Midterm Madness: A Divided Congress & Tax Reform | with Cari Weston
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