ERP solutions provider Acumatica announced the rollout of its R1 release, sporting enhanced AI features as well as more industry-specific solutions.

The fourth of four looks at how specific accounting firm niches are being impacted — for good and ill — by artificial intelligence.

The second of four looks at how specific accounting firm niches are being impacted — for good and ill — by artificial intelligence.

The first of four looks at how specific accounting firm niches are being impacted — for good and ill — by artificial intelligence.

The third of four looks at how specific accounting firm niches are being impacted — for good and ill — by artificial intelligence.

The threat is that clients decide an AI chatbot is good enough for their purposes and so they never call their accountant in the first place.

Plus, SAP builds Joule AI into Concur Expense and Concur Travel; New startup, Town, launches with SMB tax platform; and other accounting tech updates.

The advisory services that artificial intelligence will dominate are primarily transactional and rely heavily on data analytics to deliver insights and advice.

Artificial intelligence may already be eating away at some advisory services.

Big Four firms EY and Deloitte, as well as accounting automation solutions provider Digits, all announced separate partnerships with technology company Nvidia.