Date & Time: November 13, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST + 15 min Q&A
As artificial intelligence systems become increasingly sophisticated and autonomous in financial decision-making and reporting, the legal and ethical implications for accounting professionals grow more complex. While AI offers unprecedented efficiency, accuracy, and predictive capabilities, accounting firms must navigate a rapidly evolving landscape of compliance, data privacy, and ethical accountability. Balancing these technological benefits with the duty to maintain public trust and financial integrity is now a core requirement for modern accounting practice.
This session examines how AI integration impacts the accounting profession, focusing on regulatory compliance, privacy-preserving technologies, and ethical decision-making. It explores practical strategies for managing algorithmic bias, ensuring explainability, navigating cross-border data privacy laws, and establishing robust governance frameworks to support responsible AI deployment.
Key Topics Discussed:
Current applications and benefits of AI in accounting, forecasting, and continuous auditing
Evolving regulatory landscapes, including the EU AI Act and Canada's Digital Charter Implementation Act
Cross-border compliance challenges, data localization, and international accounting standards
Data privacy concerns, collection risks, and mitigating large-scale data breaches
Privacy-preserving techniques: differential privacy, anonymization, homomorphic encryption, and federated learning
Addressing bias, fairness, and potential discrimination in financial decision-making algorithms
Algorithmic transparency, explainable AI (XAI) techniques (LIME, SHAP), and the "black box" challenge
Accountability, legal liability, and maintaining "meaningful human control" and professional judgment
Best practices for governance frameworks, risk management protocols, and AI literacy training
Future trends: quantum computing, edge AI, human-AI collaboration models, and AI ethics auditing
Mr. Marc Y. Tassé is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Ottawa, where he teaches at both the Faculty of Law and the Telfer Executive MBA program. He currently serves as Senior Fellow – Boa...
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