Baby, Where The Hell Is My Audit?

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Blake and David discuss the impact of AI on accounting jobs and the evolving strategies of major firms.

Will AI actually take accountants’ jobs—or just change what their work looks like? Blake and David unpack the gap between AI hype and reality, from a LinkedIn challenge that found zero accountants replaced by AI to how firms like PwC and EY are shifting strategy. They also explore probabilistic audit opinions, AI agents in accounting workflows, and what professionals can do now to stay ahead. Sponsors OnPay - http://accountingpodcast.promo/onpay UNC - http://accountingpodcast.promo/unc Chapters (00:00) - TAP 479 (02:27) - Auditor Karaoke Protest (03:58) - Baby Where My Audit (07:14) - Reactions and Afroman (10:19) - Probabilistic Audit Opinions (14:57) - BDO Lawsuit and Liability (18:52) - Super Micro Fraud Signals (24:19) - Deterministic AI Checklists (30:16) - Checklist Driven AI Agents (31:28) - How LLMs Differ From Brains (33:00) - Puzzle Functions And Guardrails (36:06) - Prompting For Clarifying Questions (36:48) - UNC MAcc Sponsor Break (38:30) - PwC Goes AI First (41:46) - EY Bets On CPA Talent (43:27) - AI Exposure Index Reality Check (47:40) - Will Accounting Jobs Disappear (50:23) - Coan Paradox And Rising Standards (52:43) - AI As A Career Upskill (55:20) - Who Is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Blake Oliver, David Leary

Topics covered

• AI in accounting
• audit opinions
• accounting jobs
• accounting firms strategy
• AI agents
• professional development

Keywords

• AI
• accountants
• audit
• PwC
• EY
• OnPay
• UNC
• probabilistic audit
• accounting workflows

Sponsors

OnPay, UNC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PwC, EY

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