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AI can speed things up for finance teams, but Kevin Phillips says teams need to keep questioning the answers rather than accepting them too quickly.

Over half of recruiters say AI has had a positive impact on hiring, but the majority have caught or suspected AI-enabled candidate fraud in the past year, according to a new report.

Practitioners are ramping up their use of AI to support deal strategy.

New research reveals 48% of employees incorrectly identify AI-generated workplace messages, with 74% confident in their wrong answers.

New data shows gains in decision-making and FP&A, while other data points to ongoing accounting workflow inefficiencies.

Overcoming today’s weighty business challenges demands a re-assessment of automation’s cutting edge, EY counsels.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can transform accounting workflows if you can translate what you need done into commands AI can understand.

Larger finance departments view their return on artificial intelligence as even less impactful than smaller ones do.

Savings could be around the corner for CFOs who invest more of their budgets in technology upgrades, the results of a new survey suggest.

Concerns about workforce and data readiness are commonly cited for artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives failing to substantially boost company bottom lines, but a recent survey of nearly 1,000 business leaders revealed an unexpected leading cause — and a lack of response to that cause.

DualEntry’s CFO unveils insights from testing 19 AI models on 101 accounting tasks to evaluate their accuracy and efficiency. The results, he writes, “should concern CFOs buying into the hype.”

Senate Bill 5, a wide-ranging proposal, passed despite objections over the bill’s complexity and a last minute strike-all amendment.

So far, organizations are more likely to license general-purpose AI tools than compensation-specific ones to help with pay benchmarking.

As the class of 2026 prepares to enter the workforce, new research from talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half reveals what today's professionals say matters most for early career success. According to a survey of more than 1,300 experienced workers, 36% believe new job seekers should be prepared to demonstrate knowledge of AI tools when applying to roles and 37% caution against using AI to overstate skills or experience.

Accounting is the new go-to job sector for Gen-Zers trying to evade AI hurdles.

The potential of AI is terrifying – but in a good way. That’s the response of mid-tier accounting firms – according to our special editorial report in association with Sage, State of the nation: AI in accountancy and bookkeeping – as the new technology is adopted at speed across the profession.

Attorney General William Tong has issued a consumer alert to warn Connecticut about the prevalence of fraudulent investment schemes proliferating across Meta platforms, including on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Scammers are increasingly using deceptive advertisements and “deepfake” technology to lure investors into high-stakes scams to defraud them of their savings, Tong said. These scams include “pump and dump” scams, confidence scams, and fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes that take advantage of victims to extract as much money from them as possible.

Learn how CPAs can help protect the elderly against the growing threat of artificial intelligence-powered scams using deepfakes and voice cloning.

More Americans than ever are using artificial intelligence for research, data analysis, medical advice and even companionship. But that doesn’t mean they trust it or even view it positively.

Counter to headlines about tech-driven layoffs, companies are backing away from human capital budget reductions due to the growing need for AI skills.