Technology

The top firms in accounting are all in on artificial intelligence, as it forces the profession to evolve rapidly.

For firms that have thought seriously about AI, there is a single animating principle behind their oversight: the human is in control.

Plus, Instead launches AI agent for business, individual tax workflows; Ramp touts AI procurement agents; and other accounting tech news.

Accounting has always been a profession built on precision and trust. Those standards don't change because AI is in the room. They become more important.

AI can produce analysis, but it can't build trust or relationships. If students aren't trained in those areas, they'll be unprepared for roles that matter most.

An AI agent is a system that can not only answer questions but also take autonomous action — a proactive team member who watches, thinks and acts on your behalf.

AI financial services platform Black Ore announced the general availability of its Tax Autopilot solution, touted as being capable of executing even complex workflows with little to no need for human intervention.

The PCAOB found that audit committee chairs are increasingly turning to their auditors to understand AI's impacts on a company's financial reporting and controls.

The AICPA and CIMA announced its new "AI Skills Accelerator," an intensive multicourse program that provides a wide breadth of materials to build skills with AI and better understand the mindset needed to do so successfully.