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Everyone says AI will replace accountants. The economics says otherwise.

The idea that AI will replace accountants ignores some basic economics. The question we should be asking is: what happens to demand when the cost of accounting changes?

Alastair Barlow

GenAI in practice - How firms use AI, featuring Justine Marshall

Why wait for software vendors to ship the features we need? It took Justine Marshall just three weeks to design a client-facing app for her firm. GenAI made that possible.

Alastair Barlow

We could be serving agentic clients in five years. What does that mean for firms?

What value can firms and accountants offer when a client has more agents working for them than people? It sounds like a far-off reality, but it could happen sooner than we’d think.

Alastair Barlow

GenAI in practice - How firms use AI, featuring Rob Collings

AI can't do rules-based accounting work - but it can build automated workflows to boost efficiency and accuracy. Here’s how Rob Collings is creating and running an ‘AI-native finance team’ using GenAI.

Alastair Barlow

GenAI in practice - How firms use AI, featuring Dave Sellick

Dave Sellick’s building a client-facing data and insights app. Six months in, with no engineering background, he’s got his first clients trialling the MVP. Here’s how he’s done it.

Alastair Barlow

AI is probabilistic, but so are humans - and that’s a risk we’ve always been okay with

Measured risk isn’t reckless; in AI, it’s essential, and the firms who realise that are already striding ahead. They know that a little controlled risk will propel them forward and position them for future success.

Alastair Barlow

Is AI forcing accountants into the role of ‘system designer’?

As firms adopt AI, some become ‘builders’ while others simply ‘buy’. But is it just a matter of time before all accountants have to know how to build systems with AI?

Alastair Barlow

From AI-curious to AI-centric: where’s the value for firms that are serious about AI?

Apparently, 70% of firms are using AI, according to AccountancyAge. But how many of these firms have an AI strategy, rather than a scattergun approach? Strategy = returns. So let’s talk about how firms can get serious about AI.

Alastair Barlow

The business case for advisory as AI adoption grows

If AI is a “threat” to traditional accounting. What next? Advisory relies on human intelligence, but AI can help support and improve your delivery.

Alastair Barlow

12 AI tools and how accountants are using them today (part 2)

Frustrated by the lack of AI in accounting software? Here’s a list of other AI tools to use in your practice instead, and an example use case for each.

Alastair Barlow

12 AI tools and how accountants are using them today (part 1)

Frustrated by the lack of AI in accounting software? Here’s a list of other AI tools to use in your practice instead, and an example use case for each.

Alastair Barlow

How to become the top 1% of AI users in accounting in 30 minutes

Sebastian Trif, AI engineer and my cofounder at the AI Exchange, says accountants should “Be hyped on what you can do [with AI] in half an hour”. Here’s a list of ways to spend 30 minutes advancing your AI.

Alastair Barlow