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AI and the Future of Accounting

The Fundamentals Still Rule

  • Higher Education
  • Event
  • Accounting
  • Financial and Managerial Accounting (Two Semesters)
  • On-demand
  • Webinar
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • 60 Minutes
  • On-Demand Video

Description

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the classroom, but proven teaching methods in accounting remain essential. Because AI tools can generate errors or “hallucinations,” students need a solid grasp of introductory accounting to critically evaluate AI output. In this session, authors John Wild and Jonathan Wild show how “AI Error Detection” assignments build technical understanding and critical thinking—demonstrating how AI can support human expertise when grounded in accounting fundamentals. Join us to equip your students to use AI responsibly while reinforcing the foundations of accounting. 

About Your Speaker

  • John J. Wild -

    John J. Wild

    John J. Wild is a distinguished professor of business and accounting at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Business. 
    His research interests include financial accounting and reporting, business analysis and valuation, international financial markets, corporate governance, and earnings quality. Professor Wild’s research articles appear in The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting Research, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Contemporary Accounting Research, the Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, the Review of Accounting and Finance, and other academic journals.
    He has received numerous teaching awards from the Wisconsin School of Business as well as from Michigan State University. He has also taught at the University of Manchester, England.
    He is past associate editor of Contemporary Accounting Research and serves on several editorial boards. Professor Wild is a frequent speaker at universities and national and international conferences, and is the author of several best-selling books in accounting and business.

    Professor Wild earned his Ph.D. in business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  • Jonathan Wild -

    Jonathan Wild

    Jonathan M. Wild, Ph.D., CPA, teaches a wide range of accounting courses. He is most passionate about the Accounting Principles, Financial Accounting, and Managerial Accounting courses. Jonathan enjoys creating innovative course materials and videos. His materials are included with the Wild Financial & Managerial Accounting and the Wild Fundamental Accounting Principles texts.