(Finance) – “Auditing firms and multinationals are investing millions of euros in Artificial Intelligence, even the category of chartered accountants must do so to govern an epochal change and remain central to the economic scenario. We ask politics for regulation with well-defined stakes, otherwise AI will be a disadvantage for everyone”. He said it Matthew DeLisepresident of theNational Union of Young Chartered Accountants and Accounting Expertsduring the XVI Forum of the Union, entitled “Ready for the inevitable. Is AI in the service or in government?”, scheduled at the Hotel Galilei in Pisa.
“L’Artificial intelligence it is now present in all professional activities. The risk is to lose jobs or, better, work functions and therefore competitive advantage, market and productivity. AI will help us make decisions faster, it is true, but it must be a tool to support – and not replace – the activities of accountants”, analyzes De Lise, who remarks that “the risks for citizens and businesses are numerous, I am thinking of the fact that in a few years alerts good-natured could be sent by the algorithm, with all the risks involved. The figure of the professional, with his skills and accumulated experience, will be fundamental”.
He spoke at the Forum Mauritius Leo, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, who stated: “We are making a ‘change of direction’ as regards the assessment: we want to create a highly technological operating structure that can support the taxpayer. In this sense, the role of accountants is fundamental, the way will be paved for a collaborative relationship with the financial administration”.
On the extension, the deputy minister closed the door: “We are faced with an enormous difficulty, that of financial flows for the public accounts”. On the scrapping, Leo said that “the very important fact is that 36 million folders for an amount of less than one thousand euros have been removed, which involved 8 million taxpayers. For the scrapping quater 3 million and 800 thousand applications have been presented, which will be processed by 30 September”.
For Francesco Paolo Sisto, Deputy Minister of Justice, “AI must be used to support the activities of human beings. We are ready to welcome this technology but only if it respects the cultural autonomy of the human being and the principle of responsibility. In fact, I fear that an area of irresponsibility could be created, entering a gray area where one of the fundamental principles of society is missing, that of identifying those responsible for the decisions”.
Andrea DeBertoldi (Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies), he underlined: “A project to support businesses is needed on Artificial Intelligence. Today this tool is used by 6 percent of Italian companies, against 8 of European countries: there is an evident gap towards a technology that is a formidable opportunity for SMEs and must be fully exploited. But it is clear that, first of all, the primacy of man over technology must be protected”.
Alberto Luigi Gusmeroli (President of the Productive Activities, Commerce and Tourism Commission of the Chamber), highlighted: “AI is a theme similar to that of over thirty years ago, when we moved from manual skills to computers. However, it is essential that, this time, technology improves the quality of life of professionals and citizens. We need to govern AI, which can give numerous advantages, I am thinking of the fight against counterfeiting for the protection of Made in Italy”.
Second Mauro Del Barba (secretary of the Finance Commission at Montecitorio), “AI will never replace the work of chartered accountants. The changes ahead of us are not known, but the dynamics with which they will take place are known: in a few minutes we will have work processes available which today take days. Therefore, great awareness and training are needed, while politics must guarantee that these processes are accessible to all”.