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.

By showcasing how accounting intersects with technologies like AI, the profession becomes more appealing to tech-savvy students.

The Institute of Internal Auditors is asking the federal government to give the internal audit function a key role in providing assurance over the use of artificial intelligence as part of a nationwide action plan.

Compliance professionals working to prevent financial crimes are losing their faith in AI to solve more problems than it causes.