Dates and location
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Dates and location
Hours
Description
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In the two years since the launch of ChatGPT, Generative AI has gone from the darling tech that will take everyone’s job, to criticism over enormous computer costs, inaccuracies and unethical behaviour, culminating in a slew of recent articles about how the technology has hit a plateau phase of innovation. This course will explain how we got here and what to do if you want to take advantage of this great technology but are worried about potential future liabilities.
NOTE: This session was recorded in December 2024. Due to the rapidly changing technology some information may have changed since then.
Lessons Covered:
- Introduction
- Generative AI Defined
- Why Generative AI is so Expensive
- Cost/Benefit Analysis and ROI
- Legal Issues
- How to think about Errors and Hallucinations
- Implementing Alternative AIs, When Gen AI is the Wrong Tool, RAGs, Agents and Co-Pilots
- Conclusion: The Future - Combining Generative and Cognitive AI, Plus AIs for Accounting and Other Applications
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Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, you will learn:
- Generative is not a one size fits all solution for all business problems.
- Leaders need to understand the cost/benefit analysis.
- Accountants should be the prime business owner of AI implementation.
Who Will Benefit
This course is designed for CPAs interested in taking a leadership position on AI in their workplace. For professionals who want to learn about both Generative AI and other types of AI and how to choose what to use for which problem. And how to staff and budget for an AI project.
- Accountants
- Management Consultants
- Auditors
- Finance Managers
- Finance Directors
- CIO
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Speaker(s)
Erin Kelly, CPA, MBA, is President and CEO of Advanced Symbolics Inc.(ASI), a leading AI company with customers in over 42 countries. ASI developed a number of AI “firsts” including Polly, the world’s first commercial “zero-shot” AI, which means an AI that needs no training. Erin has extensive experience working with both Generative and Cognitive AIs and understands intimately the opportunities and limitations of these different technologies. Erin is frequently interviewed and profiled by national and international media for her insights into AI and its future impacts on society.