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Heavy Cope
partial_cope, regulatory_hopium
Professional accounting, audit, advisory. Higher-level than bookkeeping but increasingly AI-augmented.
Big Four firms are deploying AI across audit, tax, and advisory. EY's AI tools review contracts. Deloitte's AI does audit sampling. The profession's defence is regulation and professional liability -- real barriers, but ones that protect the firm, not the individual accountant. Headcount reduction is already underway.