KPMG employees gaming AI dashboard requirements with low-quality outputs
KPMG staff are maliciously complying with firm's mandatory AI usage targets by generating fluff content, undermining the stated goal of productivity gains.
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Big 4 firms quietly scaling AI adoption beyond public view
Going Concern highlights Reddit discussion suggesting major accounting firms are deploying AI more extensively than disclosed, raising questions about transparency in Big 4 AI implementation.
EY cybersecurity report riddled with AI hallucinations, investigation finds
EY's 2025 Canada report on fraud in loyalty systems was 72% AI-generated with 16+ hallucinations, raising concerns about AI reliability in audit and fraud-detection work.
Intuit cuts 3,000 jobs to focus on AI
Intuit is eliminating 3,000 positions (~10% of workforce) to accelerate AI integration across its accounting and tax software products.
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AI job ads now outnumber audit vacancies at Big Four firms
Big Four accounting firms are posting more AI-related job openings than traditional audit roles, signaling accelerating automation of core accounting work.
UK accounting firms explore self-improving AI systems in new thought leadersh...
Nine-part series from Bots For That explores AI adoption beyond productivity tools for mid-tier and large UK accounting firms, positioning self-improvement as strategic differentiator.
Intuit Replaces ProAdvisor With AI-Focused ProPartner Program
Intuit discontinues ProAdvisor, launching ProPartner Accountants to help firms adopt AI and deliver higher-value services.
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KPMG Partners with Anthropic to Build Claude-Powered Digital Gateway
KPMG and Anthropic partnership leverages Claude AI to develop a digital gateway combining frontier AI capabilities with accounting domain expertise, emphasizing security and trust.
Top 20 CPA Firm Citrin Cooperman Invests in Tellen for AI Audit Solutions
Citrin Cooperman, a top 20 accounting firm, invested in Tellen, an AI platform for audit, to build and deploy AI-powered audit solutions through a multiyear partnership.
Grant Thornton launches proprietary audit platform gtap
Top 10 accounting firm Grant Thornton unveiled gtap, an in-house audit transformation platform designed to modernize audit execution and efficiency.
PwC and EY cut executive assistant roles as AI adoption accelerates
Big Four accounting firms PwC, EY, KPMG, and Deloitte are laying off executive assistants and support staff in response to AI automation capabilities replacing administrative work.
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KPMG partners with Anthropic to embed Claude into tax platform
KPMG integrates Anthropic's Claude Cowork into its client delivery platform, starting with tax and legal services, marking a major Big 4 adoption of generative AI for professional services.
Citrin Cooperman deepens AI investment in Tellen for audit workflows
Top 25 accounting firm Citrin Cooperman expands partnership with Tellen, an AI-driven accounting platform, to build AI-powered audit solutions through a multiyear deal.
Top 100 accounting firms share six AI adoption strategies
Accounting Today surveys executives from the largest U.S. firms on their AI implementation approaches, revealing practical strategies for scaling AI across audit and advisory practices.
Grant Thornton launches AI-powered audit platform gtap
Grant Thornton rolls out gtap, a proprietary AI-enabled audit infrastructure designed to modernize the firm's audit processes and efficiency.
Grant Thornton debuts gtap, AI-powered audit platform for U.S. practices
Grant Thornton launches gtap, a cloud-based audit platform embedding AI and automation across the audit lifecycle to standardize data ingestion, transformation, and analysis for its U.S. Audit & As...
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EisnerAmper appoints global tax technology leader to oversee AI strategy
Big-4 adjacent firm EisnerAmper creates new role focused on tax AI and technology governance, signaling enterprise focus on responsible AI adoption in tax practice.
OpenAI and PwC deploy AI agents to automate CFO workflows
OpenAI partners with PwC to help enterprises use AI agents for automating finance workflows, forecasting, and financial controls in the CFO office.
Big accounting firms race to adopt AI as profession transforms
Top accounting firms are aggressively deploying AI, forcing rapid industry evolution and raising questions about talent, skill requirements, and competitive differentiation.
KPMG cuts 10% of audit partners as AI still fails 1 in 5 accounting tasks
KPMG and EY are quietly demoting equity partners to salaried roles while best-in-class AI systems still fail on roughly 20% of core accounting tasks, raising questions about automation's real limit...