{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Intuit's Shift to AI Failed on Day One","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0317e966\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3980,"description":"In light of recent events, Blake and David examine assassination attempts on US presidents, providing historical context. They move on to Intuit's recent layoffs, critiquing the company's communication strategy and exploring potential AI improvements for such announcements, and then shift to the Synapse bankruptcy, its impact on fintech users, and evolving regulatory scrutiny. Finally, Blake and David dig into AICPA CEO Barry Melancon's defense of the 150-hour CPA requirement, questioning its effectiveness and impact on the accounting profession.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nIntuit Marketing in the UK  pays for commercial/short film of human like talking dogs burying invoices/bills\nhttps://directorslibrary.com/07/2024/latest/campaigns/dogs-intuit-quickbooks/\nBookkeeping Firm Digits Buys Accounting Platform Basis Finance\nhttps://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2024/bookkeeping-firm-digits-buys-accounting-platform-basis-finance/\nAssassination attempts on US presidents:\nhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/how-many-assassination-attempt-nb5YvFGbShm0oSRKqi3Ukw\nSynapse’s collapse has frozen nearly $160M from fintech users — here’s how it happened\nhttps://techcrunch.com/2024/07/14/synapses-collapse-has-frozen-nearly-160m-from-fintech-users-heres-how-it-happened/\nEvolve Bank & Trust Statement on Synapse Bankruptcy\nhttps://www.getevolved.com/about/news/evolve-bank-trust-statement-on-synapse-bankruptcy/ \nBanking With Third-Party Apps\nhttps://www.fdic.gov/resources/consumers/consumer-news/2024-06.html \nFintech nightmare: ‘I have nearly $38,000 tied up’ after Synapse bankruptcy\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/22/synapse-bankruptcy-customer-funds.html\nAT Think Ask what you can do for your profession\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/ask-what-you-can-do-for-the-accounting-profession\n\nAccounting Leader Calls for CPA Training to Evolve\nhttps://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/accounting-leader-calls-for-cpa-training-to-evolve-podcast\nNeed CPE?\nGet CPE for listening to podcasts...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BBmKVcKOQ6x_m3yMMvg6kZR2Y9d_FKTdVd0Ofv-4fhw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNzMvMTY4OTYx/NzY3MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}