{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"When Financial Reports Used to Be Cool & AI's Microwave Moment","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1af89e75\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3845,"description":"Will AI replace accountants—or finally ease the profession’s talent shortage? Blake and David unpack why AI-exposed accounting roles are seeing pay rise, not fall; how EY cut audit deficiencies from 28% to under 5%; and why firms must give AI agents limited access and auditable logins. They also explore the coming firm structure: fewer staff, more AI agents, and partners focused on judgment, review, and client relationships.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nThe turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical.\nhttps://www.gatesnotes.com/a-turbulent-ai-era-and-critical-choices-to-make\nUS jobs paradox: AI-exposed roles see 46% pay surge even as AI-linked layoffs rise\nhttps://businesstoday.in/technology/story/us-jobs-paradox-ai-exposed-roles-see-46-pay-surge-even-as-ai-linked-layoffs-rise-556730-2026-09-21\nPCAOB's Logothetis: AI can only do part of an auditor's job\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/pcaobs-logothetis-ai-can-only-do-part-of-an-auditors-job\nEY reports improved audit quality\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/ey-reports-improved-audit-quality\nIntroducing Muse: The World's First Personal AI Agent Built for Everyone\nhttps://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/introducing-muse-personal-ai-agent/\nExpensify Becomes One of the First Expense Management Tools Available in Claude for Small Business\nhttps://finviz.com/news/392305/expensify-becomes-one-of-the-first-expense-management-tools-available-in-claude-for-small-business\nXero Wherever You Work: Real-Time Financial Intelligence in Claude for Small Business and ChatGPT\nhttps://blog.xero.com/product-updates/claude-for-small-business-chatgpt-ai-integrations-launch/\nAvalara launches Aviator AI hub for tax compliance\nhttps://itbrief.co.uk/story/avalara-launches-aviator-ai-hub-for-tax-compliance\nClients now expect some projects to happen twice as fast, PwC partner says\nhttps://www.indiaipo.in/news/detail/clients-now-expect-some-projects-to-happen-twice-as-fast-pwc-partner\nKPMG Announces Client Technology &...","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}