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Description
Explore the evolving landscape of AI with this audio learning bundle. Gain essential digital literacy skills and understand the digital tools reshaping the profession. The transition of Generative AI, from its initial acclaim to recent criticisms over costs, inaccuracies, and ethical concerns will also be explored. Stay ahead with practical insights, real-world examples, and strategies to optimize your skills and position yourself for future success.
Courses Include:
- AI and Accounting 2024: A Comprehensive Snapshot (Audio): Get an in-depth look at the current and future landscape of AI in accounting, including emerging trends and best practices.
- Digital Literacy for CPAs (Audio): Gain essential digital skills required for modern CPAs, including understanding digital tools and technologies that are reshaping the accounting profession.
- AI-Driven Financial Analysis and Reporting (Audio): Learn how to harness AI for better financial analysis and reporting.
- Gen-AI Implementation Concerns: Compute Cost, Risks and Lawsuits (Audio): Explore the transition of Generative AI, from its initial acclaim with ChatGPT to recent criticisms over costs, inaccuracies, and ethical issues, culminating in discussions about a plateau in innovation.
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Key Takeaways
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Enhance your digital literacy skills to stay competitive in the accounting profession.
- Gain insights into the future of AI in accounting and how to leverage it for career advancement.
- Understand why generative AI is not a one size fits all solution for all business problems.
- Explore how AI can transform accounting by automating data collection.
Who Will Benefit
This course is ideal for students who want to stay ahead of technological advancements and leverage digital tools to advance their careers.
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Speaker(s)
Erin Kelly, CPA, CMA is President and CEO of Advanced Symbolics Inc., a global company that uses AI for market research, communications, ad tracking and sales prediction. With over 20 years of experience as a marketing executive, she is the author of two books on technology and marketing and is a sought-after speaker on the subject. Erin is a regular contributor to major news outlets in Canada.
Chad Davis, CPA, CMA, is the co-founder of LiveCA, one of Canada's first virtual CPA firms. He started AutomationTown, an automation and AI community for accountants to learn, network and support each other. Chad also travels North America full-time with his family in their RV.
Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FITP, is an award-winning Internet analyst, professional development technologist and former Price Waterhouse management consultant. He's authored three books, published 100+ articles and delivered more than 1,000 seminars and webinars on Internet search to accounting organizations worldwide. Full disclosure: Garrett is an independent practitioner who provides objective information and is not affiliated with any vendor.
Narbe Alexandrian, CPA, CA, is the Founder and CEO of Define Capital (www.definecapital.ca), a private equity vehicle in the software space. Define Capital is a permanent capital corporation, focused on acquiring and operating profitable SaaS businesses in niche vertical markets. He has taught courses in technology entrepreneurship and accounting at the Schulich School of Business and Rotman Commerce, and has also been an instructor for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants. Narbe has a BBA from the Schulich School of Business.