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In a Battle Between ChatGPT and Accounting Students, the Students Won

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So, in response to the ongoing debate about how AI chatbots should factor into education, David Wood, a professor of accounting at Brigham Young University, decided to recruit as many professors as possible to see how OpenAI’s original chatbot, ChatGPT, would fare against actual university accounting students on accounting exams.

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AICPA Announces the Winner of the George Krull/Grant Thornton EDGE in Teaching Award

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The EDGE in Teaching Award, established by the AICPA in partnership with Grant Thornton, celebrates educators who show excellence in accounting education, dynamic teaching, groundbreaking techniques, and engagement in the classroom. For more on this outstanding professional educator and her award-winning case, click here.

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Academics Pitted Human Accounting Students Against GPT-3, Students Won

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As aspiring lawyers everywhere learned with horror that GPT-4 is capable of passing the bar exam (in the 90th percentile of test-takers, no less) a whole bunch of academics were not-so-quietly putting GPT-3 to the test on accounting. We also discuss implications for accounting education and research. TL;DR Not great, Bob.

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

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was active in the establishment of the AICPA and played a key role in advancing education within the profession. Kenny Glover (Georgia), a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a Master of Accountancy, is employed with Warren Averett LLC in Atlanta, GA.

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What Would the Accreditors Say About AICPA’s ELE Program?

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Gilbert Professor and Director of the School of Accountancy, University of Denver Last week I raised the question of whether it is ethical to promote an educational path to CPA licensure that is (highly) susceptible to cheating. Suppose a course is titled Accounting Information Systems 301.

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AICPA News – June 2023

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Kenny Glover (Georgia), a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a Master of Accountancy, is employed with Warren Averett LLC in Atlanta, GA. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50