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Description
This three-course bundle explores transformative technologies, including blockchain, generative AI, and big data, and their profound impact on business and daily life. Blockchain is highlighted as a disruptor of traditional intermediaries, revolutionizing business transactions. Generative AI, exemplified by tools like ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard, has rapidly gained public attention, driving professionals to leverage it for productivity and income. The bundle also addresses the ethical implications of these technologies, such as privacy and professional judgment, and provides actionable steps to prepare for their integration.
Courses Include:
- Blockchain: A Transformative Technology
- The Future is Generative AI: What CPAs Need to Know
- Professional Ethics and Transformative Technology
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Key Takeaways
By the end of this bundle, participants will be able to:
- Understand the origins of blockchain.
- Discuss the practical applications of blockchain technology.
- Identify the weaknesses and threats of generative AI for the CPA profession.
- Discuss how generative AI will affect our ethical decision-making process.
- Identify action steps to prepare for the integration of generative AI within our profession.
- Apply safeguards to the ethical implications for each transformative technology.
Who Will Benefit
The bundle will benefit professionals seeking to understand blockchain, generative AI and how these developments may affect the profession.
How to Access the Course
This is an online session. This course is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Once registered, you can access the material at any time.
However, you will only have access to the course for 90 days after REGISTRATION.
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Speaker(s)
Garth Sheriff, Founder of Sheriff Consulting, a firm specializing in the design and delivery of technology, ethics, and leadership skill courses. He is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Institute of Internal Auditors. Garth has also acted in various stage and film productions. He is a graduate of improvisation from The Second City and a member of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists).