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Why AI accountants can’t count. Yet.
LLM researchers have found that when asked to balance a set accounts, this generation of AI models slowly becomes less accurate over time. At a glance AI demos sparked hype about automating accounting, attracting huge venture capital funding. Large language models...
Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin knows how to close accounting’s gender pay gap
This article was published in the July/August edition of Public Accountant magazine. It is reproduced here with minor changes. When Harvard...
Accountants’ role in helping to close the ethnic wealth gap
New research from LSE’s Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), The scale and drivers of ethnic wealth gaps across the wealth...
5 AI, data analysis and predictive tools you need to know
Data-driven accounting practices, supported by a range of management and analytic software, are no longer the way of the future; it’s today’s...
Is the US banking crisis over?
(l-r) Former Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker, former Signature Bank chairman and co-founder Scott Shay, and former First Republic Bank CEO...
India has landed on the Moon: here’s what the political and economic gains are
As well as the scientific benefits, India has already enjoyed the significant attention that still accompanies high profile space missions,...
Bernanke to lead Bank of England forecasting review
BBC News reports the appointment of Ben Bernanke – who led the US Federal Reserve from 2006-14, through the financial crisis – to head up a...
Compare your quiz results: Are you ready to use chatbots?
Introducing chatbots to your business has the potential to save you time, freeing up accountants to engage in higher-level strategic work. But...
Why UK inflation is so high compared to EU and US and what to do about it
The latest official UK inflation figures show UK price rises have slowed from double digits to 8.7% for the 12 months to April 2023. But this is...
5 ways accountants add value to supply chain risk management
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) sent shockwaves through the technology sector and, in turn, the organisations to which it provides tech...
Special Investment Zones: What’s in it for small and micro businesses?
Innovation districts. Knowledge clusters. Research and development centres. Knowledge-intensive growth clusters. Special economic zones. Call...
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