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Description
This certificate program offers an in-depth curriculum designed to equip CPAs with crucial knowledge and skills to address the ethical challenges arising from the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the accounting sector. This program delves into the significant effects of AI on traditional accounting methodologies, emphasizing the importance of upholding ethical standards, ensuring data integrity and maintaining transparency.
This program ensures that CPAs develop a profound understanding of how to lead with integrity in the face of rapid technological advancements that are on course to only further accelerate in unimaginable ways.
Topics Covered Include:
- AI Fundamentals: Understand the core concepts of AI and how they intersect with accounting functions.
- AI and Human Bias Synergy: Explore the intersection between AI-induced biases and human cognitive biases, emphasizing their impact on ethical standards and decision-making in accounting.
- Adaptive Mindsets: Explore the dynamics between growth and fixed mindsets in embracing AI, facilitating a proactive approach to technological adaptation.
- Ethical Foundations: Reinforce ethical decision-making grounded in GAAP principles, tailored to the digital age.
- Strategic Application: Learn through AI translation and responsive action checklists, designed to implement ethical AI solutions effectively.
- Historical Context: Reflect on the impacts of automation in accounting to better navigate future transformations.
- Future Roles: Prepare for emerging roles within the industry, such as Chief Future Officers, ESG Controllers, and Blockchain Oracles, highlighting the evolving responsibilities of CPAs.
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | AI Fundamentals and Human Biases | Virtual via Zoom (Instructor Led) |
| December 5, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Adaptive Mindsets and Ethical Foundations | Virtual via Zoom (Instructor Led) |
| December 12, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Strategic Application and Future Roles | Virtual via Zoom (Instructor Led) |
Key Takeaways
At the completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify and explain the core concepts of artificial intelligence as they apply to accounting practices.
- Analyze the effects of combined AI-induced and human cognitive biases on ethical standards and decision-making within the accounting field.
- Contrast growth and fixed mindsets to illustrate the importance of adaptability in the face of AI advancements in accounting.
- Apply GAAP principles in the context of ethical decision-making challenges presented by digital transformations in accounting.
- Implement ethical AI solutions in accounting practices using tailored action checklists and AI translation strategies.
- Evaluate the historical impacts of automation on accounting to inform strategies for future technological challenges.
- Embrace the skills and knowledge required for emerging roles like Chief Future Officers, ESG Controllers, Blockchain Oracles, Financial Psychologists, and Ethical Advisors focusing on the expanded responsibilities of modern CPAs.
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Who Will Benefit
This course is ideal for:
- Accounting professionals seeking to integrate AI into their practices ethically.
- Auditors and financial analysts interested in the implications of AI for financial reporting and risk management.
- CPA candidates and other accounting practitioners looking to future-proof their skills for a digital financial landscape.
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Disclaimer
The views expressed in the course are non-authoritative and have not been formally endorsed by CPA Ontario and do not reflect the views of CPA Ontario. The information included in the course if for general information purposes only.
CPA Ontario, the presenters and the authors do not accept any responsibility or liability that might occur directly or indirectly as a consequence of the use or application of or reliance on this material.
CPA Ontario AI Paper
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How to Access the Course
This CPA Ontario course is a live virtual certificate program delivered over three, half-day sessions. We recommend you join five minutes prior to the scheduled starting time of each session. Recordings of all sessions will be available to all registrants.
To access the course please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear on your BlackBoard page.
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Speaker(s)
Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP, is an artificial intelligence skills advisor to accountants worldwide and a former Price Waterhouse management consultant. He's authored 60+ ebooks, delivered thousands of seminars and webinars to elite accounting institutes and enterprises around the globe, and developed dozens of AI apps on accounting technology, tax and ethics topics. Full disclosure: Garrett is an independent practitioner who provides objective information and is not affiliated with any vendor. He is based in Vancouver, Canada.