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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

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Today, we’re covering MIT’s one-in-nine jobs AI exposure and its Iceberg Index for automatable audit, tax, and advisory tasks, AI-powered AP in 72% of finance teams moving accountants from keystrokes to pattern-savvy strategy, and Anthropic’s safety-first pitch that’s starting to win enterprise budgets. We’re also taking a look at CFOs racing to set guardrails as self-training models loom by 2030, and what those choices mean for the tools you trust and the risks you’ll own.

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Latest in Accounting AI

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CFP Board Maps AI Shake-Up In Advice

CFP Board is sketching 2030 for advice firms. Their report maps four AI futures for planners. They range from co-pilot tools to assistants in every part of a client’s life. Many tasks shift to machines, and trust hinges on who learns to steer that mix.
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AI-Powered AP Pushes Accountants Into Strategy

AI in accounts payable is less about bots, more about who accountants become. Already in 72% of finance teams, AI now reads invoices and flags errors. As AP keystrokes vanish, advantage shifts to accountants who can explain the patterns.
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AI-Powered AP Turns Accountants Into Analysts

AP is becoming a test lab for real AI work. Tools now read invoices, match POs, and flag issues. Vendors say 72% of finance teams already use some form. As software eats the busywork, the real shift is which AP calls still need human judgment.
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Updates in AI

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MIT Flags AI Risk For One In Nine Jobs

MIT says current AI can handle tasks equal to 11.7% of the U.S. workforce. That is $1.2 trillion in wages, much of it in finance, healthcare, and professional services. For accounting firms, the Iceberg Index flags which audit, tax, and advisory tasks are technically automatable.
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Anthropic Safety Pitch Wins Enterprise AI Spend

Anthropic is selling 'AI safety' as its core pitch to big corporate buyers. Claude now often wins enterprise deals against ChatGPT, with a $183 billion valuation to match. For finance and accounting teams choosing AI vendors, risk posture and controls rival product features.
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AI Self-Training Pushes CFOs To Set Guardrails

Anthropic’s chief scientist is putting a date on AI’s ‘ultimate risk.’ Jared Kaplan says by 2030, governments must decide. Do they let powerful models train and improve themselves? For firms already leaning on Claude for reconciliations and reporting, that choice defines their risk model. The race to squeeze more judgment from AI is speeding up while guardrails lag behind.
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