Description
This course provides a concise overview of how accountants can use ChatGPT and other AI platforms to accelerate policy manual development, strengthen risk management, and elevate their strategic influence within organizations. Leveraging a five-level AI integration framework, learners are guided from simple prompting to advanced multimodal policy creation, integrating ethics, compliance, auditability, and cutting-edge visual and audio tools. Participants explore how to create CPA-compliant manuals using prompt engineering, generative AI ecosystems, and deep learning research methods. The course also addresses real-world challenges such as AI hallucinations, regulatory drift, version control, cybersecurity, and bias mitigation—equipping accountants with the skills to lead responsibly in the AI era.
Topics Covered:
- The evolving role of accountants as AI-enhanced policy architects
- The 5-Level AI Policy Power-Up Framework
- Deep learning and advanced research in regulatory policy
- Visual storytelling with GPT-4o and Napkin.ai in policy manuals
- Audio transformation of policy content using NotebookLM
- Risks of AI misuse in policy work (bias, hallucinations, overreliance)
- Real-world policy manual templates (Canada and U.S. finance departments)
Who Will Benefit/Target Audience: This course is designed for CPAs, controllers, internal auditors, and accounting leaders who are responsible for policy development and want to harness AI to create more effective, compliant, and future-ready internal control systems.
