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Databricks & Snowflake just teamed up?!

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

AI Accounting Daily
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Welcome back to AI Accounting Daily.
Databricks and Snowflake just funded an accounting startup that only fixes data pipes. AI crooks are copying IRS agent voices and your clients may believe them. One short talk from you could stop a fake tax call from working. OpenAI tried letting bots run support and still needs people to answer tickets. If the godlike AI shop keeps its team, those layoff plans might shift.

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Why is "copy-paste from websites" still someone's actual job?

Why is "copy-paste from websites" still someone's actual job?

I looked at my task list last quarter. Forty percent was manual data collection.

Copying prices. Pulling listings. Updating spreadsheets row by row.


That's not analysis. That's being a very expensive human clipboard.


Nobody taught me this in school. Nobody should have to learn it.

So I stopped. I found Browse AI. Pointed at the data I needed. Clicked.


Now it scrapes thousands of pages while I do actual work.The robot copies. I think.


Stop being a clipboard. Use Browse AI.

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The IRS Doesn't Call. AI Scammers Do.

Scammers are cloning IRS agent voices with AI now. They sound human. They know your details. They demand payment in gift cards. The IRS reminded everyone (again) it never initiates contact by phone. Your clients know that, right? Ask them. You might not like the answer.
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Sam Altman Said AI Would Kill Customer Service. It's Filing Tickets.

Sam Altman said AI would kill customer service. So OpenAI automated their own inbox. The result? Bots file tickets. Humans still answer them. The company building 'godlike AI' can't fully replace its own support team. Might want to revisit those headcount projections.
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AI’s Finally Killing Entry-Level Jobs. Now What?

Entry-level accounting jobs are disappearing. Good riddance, right? Less hand-holding. Faster output. Here's what nobody's saying out loud: those grunt-work tasks were also how juniors learned to think. You just automated the training ground. And most firms have zero plan for what comes next.
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2

AI Didn’t Kill Work. It Killed Entry-Level.

AI didn't take your job. It took the job that teaches people how to do yours. Entry-level research, grunt analysis, first drafts. Gone. Anthropic's CEO calls it 'a hollowing out of junior roles.' Firms are celebrating the efficiency gains. Nobody's asking who takes over in five years.
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3

Gemini 3 Flash Would Rather Lie Than Say “IDK”

Gemini 2.5 Flash just ranked dead last on a new benchmark. Not for speed. For honesty. When it doesn't know something, it invents an answer instead of saying "IDK." And it sounds really helpful while doing it. That confident, polite response you're trusting? Might be complete fiction.
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Prompt Ideas

Write LinkedIn Articles on Small Business Finance

**Role:** You are a **thought leadership writer** for an accounting firm crafting in-depth LinkedIn articles for business owners. **Action:** Write a **LinkedIn article** about **[INSERT FINANCIAL TOPIC]** that educates **[INSERT AUDIENCE TYPE]** and reinforces firm expertise. **Context:** - Audience: small business owners and entrepreneurs - Goal: build thought leadership and attract new clients through education - Tone: professional, conversational, and credible - Style: article format with headings, short paragraphs, and insights - Variables: - **Financial Topic:** [Budgeting / Tax Planning / Cash Flow / Growth Strategies] - **Audience Type:** [Small Business Owners / Founders / Freelancers] - **Length:** [600–900 words] - Structure: 1. Hook and introduction 2. 3–4 key insights or sections 3. Practical takeaways for readers 4. Call to action or closing perspective - Output Length: **600–900 words**