{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Deloitte Caught Making AI Workslop, IRS Shutdown Continues","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/756c5b15\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3799,"description":"Could an AI catch what auditors and a CFO missed? This week, Blake and David unpack how a founder used Claude to scan QuickBooks and uncover a $2.1M embezzlement in 18 minutes. They also tackle Deloitte’s AI ‘workslop’ refund, shutdown-driven IRS and air travel woes, the IRS’s new “CEO” and crypto ties, OpenAI’s personal finance play, EY’s audit rebound, BDO’s ESOP squeeze, and crypto funds courting CPA clients.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nDeloitte to partially refund Australia for report with apparent AI-generated errors\nhttps://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/deloitte-partially-refund-australian-government-report-apparent-ai-126281611\nClaude Exposed My Co-Founder's $2M Theft — AI Evidence Turned Into Lawsuit\nhttps://techbullion.com/claude-exposed-my-co-founders-2m-theft-ai-evidence-turned-into-lawsuit/\nNew Research: 20% of Americans use AI tools 10X+/month, but growth is slowing and traditional search hasn't dipped\nhttps://sparktoro.com/blog/new-research-20-of-americans-use-ai-tools-10x-month-but-growth-is-slowing-and-traditional-search-hasnt-dipped/\nThe Danger of Bad Charts\nhttps://www.cpajournal.com/2025/10/10/the-danger-of-bad-charts-2/\nCracker Barrel's logo controversy was driven by bots\nhttps://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/cracker-barrel-s-logo-controversy-was-driven-by-bots-what-operators-should-learn-from-this\nOur commitment to audit quality — Ernst & Young LLP's 2025 report\nhttps://www.ey.com/en_us/assurance/audit-quality-report\nEY drops clients to improve audits after leading Big Four in deficiencies\nhttps://www.cfobrew.com/stories/2024/08/27/ey-drops-clients-to-improve-audits-after-leading-big-four-in-deficiencies\nOpenAI Buys Personal Finance App Roi\nhttps://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2025/openai-buys-personal-finance-app-roi/\nWith its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI\nhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/with-its-latest-acqui-hire-openai-is-doubling-down-on-personalized-consumer-ai/\nBDO USA Expands Professional Services...","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}