{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Can ChatGPT Agent Mode Reconcile My Checking Account?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d826d3b3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4466,"description":"Can an AI reconcile your books while you sleep? Blake and David run a live experiment with ChatGPT-5’s Agent Mode in Xero—watching it match transactions, stumble on prepayments, and reveal what’s realistically automatable today. They also break down a flood of app news: Dext's bill pay, Ramp’s mega raise, Thomson Reuters and Deloitte’s agentic AI, plus Ignition–Financial Cents and Canopy portal moves. They dig into survey findings showing that 58% of employees are secretly using AI at work despite company bans, and take a look at how AI is disrupting the job market for college graduates.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nProduct Specialist-Accounting,AI - Xero\nhttps://builtinlondon.uk/job/product-specialist-accounting-ai/6683466\nRillet raises $70M to replace 20th-century accounting software with AI-native ERP built by accountants\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/08/06/3128328/0/en/Rillet-raises-70M-to-replace-20th-century-accounting-software-with-AI-native-ERP-built-by-accountants.html\n\nAI accounting startup Rillet raises $70 million in Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ-led round\nhttps://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/ai-accounting-startup-rillet-raises-70-million-in-andreessen-horowitz-iconiqled-round-4172975\n\nRamp Raises $500 Million at $22.5 Billion Valuation to Accelerate AI and Build the Future of Finance\nhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ramp-raises-500-million-at-22-5-billion-valuation-to-accelerate-ai-and-build-the-future-of-finance-302516953.html\n\nRamp hits $22.5B valuation just 45 days after reaching $16B\nhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/ramp-hits-22-5b-valuation-just-45-days-after-reaching-16b/\n\nIRS, White House clashed over immigrants' data before Billy Long was ousted\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/09/trump-administration-irs-data-dispute/\n\nTrump replaces IRS Commissioner Billy Long with Scott Bessent\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/08/billy-long-irs-commissioner-bessent/\n\nTrump ousts Billy Long as IRS...","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}