What will become of human professional accountants in a world where computers play an increasing role in accounting, reporting, auditing, and analysis?
As in many other spheres of knowledge touched by digital; accountants who survive and thrive will have an intimate understanding of the limitations of their machine assistants. These accountants will be part accountant bringing their broad domain knowledge, have good understanding of the real capabilities of their machine-based collaborators, and adept at asking valuable “what if” type questions which are beyond the capabilities of machines.
Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering in a Nutshell is an excellent place to start to increase your digital maturity and adapt to changes caused by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.