2026-02-11
I joked about this before but now I'm kinda serious; AI is going to be the scapegoat for an insane amount of fraud b/c it's perfect patsy Get caught for fraud > blame auditor > auditor blames Anthropic AI model > Anthropic says “you customized our agent, that's on you not us”
Financial Times
Sources: KPMG negotiated a 14% lower fee for its 2025 audit by threatening to find a new accountant if Grant Thornton didn't pass on its cost savings from AI
2026-02-10
I joked about this before but now I'm kinda serious; AI is going to be the scapegoat for an insane amount of fraud b/c it's perfect patsy Get caught for fraud > blame auditor > auditor blames Anthropic AI model > Anthropic says “you customized our agent, that's on you not us”
Financial Times
Sources: KPMG negotiated a 14% lower fee for its 2025 audit by threatening to find a new accountant if Grant Thornton didn't pass on its cost savings from AI
Big Four accounting firm's move to cut fees for its own audit comes amid debate over pricing model