Chris Gaetano is the technology editor for Accounting Today. He brings with him more than a decade of experience covering the accounting profession as part of the NYSSCPA's Trusted Professional. Prior to that, he was a local news reporter at Greater Media Newspapers in New Jersey. He graduated from Rowan University, in Glassboro, NJ.
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.
Accounting Today is accepting submissions for its annual list recognizing firms that are on the cutting edge of digital transformation.
Compliance professionals working to prevent financial crimes are losing their faith in AI to solve more problems than it causes.
Plus, Intuit launches Tap to Pay for iPhone users, AuditBoard unveils new AI-driven features, and other accounting tech news.
Accounting practice management solution provider Canopy previewed three new products that are currently in beta testing, as well as announced new hires.
