{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"KPMG Withdraws AI Report Full of \"Vibe Citations\"","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3de5f498\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3605,"description":"Can AI really clean up messy bookkeeping—and what happens when firms trust it too much? Blake and David break down KPMG’s error-filled AI report, the Pentagon’s new “Agentic Auditor,” and State Farm’s move to tie agent pay to AI. Blake also shares how he used Claude to complete two years of write-up work in hours, with practical lessons on where AI helps, where it fails, and why human review still matters.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nChasing the Hallucinations: KPMG's AI-Powered Attempt at \"Redefining Excellence\"\nhttps://gptzero.me/news/investigations-kpmg/\n\nKPMG's AI report becomes an accidental demo of AI hallucinations\nhttps://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/12/kpmgs-ai-report-turns-into-a-demo-of-ai-hallucinations/5255029\n\nPentagon turns to AI in push for clean financial audit by 2028\nhttps://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-06-11/pentagon-audit-ai-contract-21941885.html\n\nCopilot Cowork is now generally available\nhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/06/16/copilot-cowork-is-now-generally-available/\n\nTax Prep Billing Rates Lift Busy Season 2026\nhttps://cpatrendlines.com/2026/04/14/tax-prep-emerges-from-busy-season-2026-as-the-new-engine-for-billing-rates/\n\nState Farm overhauls agent contracts, mandates AI use\nhttps://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/state-farm-overhauls-agent-contracts-115756712.html\n\nSpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen quietly engineered its historic IPO and became an overnight billionaire\nhttps://fortune.com/2026/06/13/spacex-cfo-bret-johnsen-overnight-billionaire-ipo/\n\nSpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen joins billionaire ranks after $75B IPO: Trial Balance\nhttps://www.cfo.com/news/spacex-cfo-bret-johnsen-joins-billionaire-ranks-after-ipo-trial-balance/822848/\n\nInvestors oppose semiannual reporting, says poll\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/investors-oppose-semiannual-reporting-says-poll\n\nCFA Institute Investor Perspectives: Quarterly Reporting 2026...","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}