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Podcast: Journal of Accountancy Podcast
Episode: Gen AI, business model transformation, and more with AICPA & CIMA CEO
Description: Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, the CEO of AICPA & CIMA, explains why the accounting profession has to embrace generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) instead of running from it. And that's not all he's talking about in this episode of the JofA podcast. Melancon shares insights on the effect of AI on audit and assurance, how private equity's entry into accounting is changing firms, how business models themselves are changing, and why he says the world needs accountants more than ever. This is the second of a two-part conversation. The first part was published in December. <...