Audit is one of the worst places to treat AI as a casual productivity trick. Financial Times reporting on rapid AI adoption by major audit firms shows why professional services are excited, but also why the stakes are high.
The opportunity is obvious: AI can help review documents, spot anomalies, draft workpapers, compare contracts, and speed up routine analysis. The risk is equally obvious: audit quality depends on judgment, evidence, skepticism, and accountability that cannot be outsourced to a confident model.
For clients and regulators, the question is not whether audit firms use AI. It is whether they can prove where AI was used, how outputs were checked, and who remains responsible when the work affects markets and public trust.
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