Awesome AI for Accounting and Analytics using Amazing ChatGPT!-Awesome AI for Accounting and Analytics using Amazing ChatGPT!

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The webinar, hosted by Karen Osterheld from AAA with Vern Richardson, explored the integration of AI, specifically ChatGPT, into accounting and analytics. Vern emphasized the growing presence and utility of AI in education and the professional field, describing AI as a transformative tool for students and educators alike, despite initial resistance from some academic quarters due to concerns over AI writing academic papers. Vern shared his approach to incorporating AI into his classroom, mainly through data analytics models. He described AI's capacity to enhance problem solving in accounting and analytics via generative processes, such as providing contextual answers and facilitating tasks like cost-volume-profit analyses and regression analysis.<br /><br />He further discussed prompt engineering's significance, stressing the importance of specific queries to guide AI accurately. Examples included using ChatGPT for creating mortgage amortization schedules, predicting revenue through regression analysis, and assessing conformity with Benford's Law. Vern highlighted AI's role as a "smart assistant," requiring user input to operate efficiently, and touched upon important considerations like data ethics and algorithm transparency.<br /><br />Audience interaction revealed interest in AI's educational and professional impacts, queries on data privacy, and participant experience with chatbots. Vern posited that while AI reduces manual effort, awareness of its limitations is crucial, underscoring the persistent need for human oversight. Upcoming AAA events aim to further explore AI utilization, implying a continued scrutiny of AI's role in accounting education and practice.

Keywords

AI integration

ChatGPT

accounting analytics

prompt engineering

data ethics

algorithm transparency

mortgage amortization

regression analysis

Benford's Law

AI in education