AI, Ethics and the Future of the Profession

Note: The Live Virtual course is presented in collaboration with CPA Western Provinces. The content is applicable to all participants. If you have questions regarding this course, please contact pdregistration@cpaalberta.ca.

Overview:

Artificial intelligence is reshaping business processes, organizational structures, and professional relationships. In this period of rapid transformation, it’s essential for professional accountants to understand how AI impacts their work and their ethical responsibilities, especially as ethics remains central to the profession’s purpose.

This course explores the implications of AI for the accounting profession, highlighting the risks, challenges, and opportunities through an ethical lens. It addresses three key questions:

1. Why do we exist as a profession and what are our ethical responsibilities?
2. How are we still relevant in the age of AI?
3. What can we do to remain relevant?

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, you should be able to: 

• Explain how ethics connects to the core purpose of the accounting profession
  
• Assess how AI is reshaping the profession 
  
• Recognize the expected ROI from AI investments and how they influence competitive advantage
  
• Evaluate the challenges and opportunities that AI presents for professional accountants
  
• Apply practical strategies to maintain and strengthen your relevance in an AI driven environment
  

Who Will Benefit: 

Early career and mid career professionals in industry, practice, public sector or NFP sectors, seeking to understand the implications of AI for their work and their organizations.