The Audit Podcast

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2025 Audit Analytics and AI Conference

United Airlines AI bot injected because it kept refusing to connect with a human

The rise of orphan agents: autonomy without control

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This week on The Audit Podcast, we're joined by Geoff Kovesdy, who leads Digital Controls AI and Automation, and Jimena Escamilla, Senior Manager in Deloitte's Advisory group.

They share their favorite ChatGPT and Copilot prompts, talk about the one thing auditors should focus on right now, and discuss how audit teams can get AI and innovation wrong—and how to avoid those mistakes. The conversation also looks at leadership, with Geoff's reminder that "soft skills equal power skills."

Geoff will also be speaking at the 2025 Audit Analytics & AI Conference on September 24–25. The event is virtual, and recordings will be available. His session will cover "GenAI: The Truth of the Matter and Impact on Risks and Controls."

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Timecodes:

3:18 – How to use AI chat bots

8:19 – The One Thing Auditors Should Do

10:25 – What Happens When Innovation Plans Go Wrong

15:16 – Innovation in internal audit

27:31 – Soft Skills equal Power Skills

31:27 - Accountability Meets Empathy

34:26 – How to Strengthen Your Empathy

37:00 - Final Thoughts

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.

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Anthropic reports outages, Claude and Console impacted

Charting the Future: How CFOs Are Navigating Change with Technology and Foresight​

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Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.

This week on The Audit Podcast, we're joined by Richard Chambers, Senior Advisor of Risk and Audit for AuditBoard.

Richard is celebrating his 50th anniversary as an auditor this month, making this the perfect time to reflect on lessons learned over his career. In this conversation, he shares advice for auditors at every stage, the mindset behind his mantra "follow the risk," his predictions for the future of the profession, and even what he'd tell every auditor in the world if he could grab them by the shoulders and deliver one message.

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Timecodes:

7:13 – What's in Richard's ChatGPT History

9:07 – Richard's Lesson in Office Politics

16:10 – How the CAE and Audit Committee Can Align

20:00 – The One Thing Richard Believes Every Auditor Should Do

24:00 – Richard's Perspective on the Future of the Audit Profession

28:16 – How Auditors Can Build Foresight

35:06 – The First and Last Chapters of Richard's Career … Literally

36:30 – How Richard's Books Connect and Influence Each Other

38:34 – Final Thoughts

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics

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Warner Bros Sues Midjourney Over AI-Generated Characters

Banks Pivot from GenAI Hype to Responsible AI

AI Ethics Incidents Double Amid Soaring Adoption

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In this episode of The Audit Podcast, we're joined by Alex Rusate, Senior Vice President and Director of Internal Audit at Arrow Financial, and former chair of the IIA's Emerging Leaders Mentoring Program.

Alex shares how the program began in 2019, grew so quickly that the IIA brought in full-time support, and has continued to thrive ever since. As both one of the first mentees and later a leader of the program, he offers a unique perspective on its evolution and the benefits it brings to internal auditors. The conversation covers the program's purpose, what it means to participate as a mentor or mentee, success stories from past participants, and how much it has changed over the past six years.

Registration for this year's program is now open and closes September 15 if you would like to get involved.

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Timecodes:

2:47 – AI Prompts and Practical Use Cases

9:00 – IIA Emerging Leader Mentoring Program

12:15 – Alex's Perspective as a Mentee

13:37 – Feedback from Mentees During the Program

15:07 – How the Program has Evolved Over the Years

17:40 – Career Paths after Completing the Program

18:50 - Final Thoughts

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics

In this episode of The Audit Podcast, we're joined by Jessica Rogers, Global Internal Audit Leader at Ernst & Young. Jessica shares her journey to becoming a leader at one of the world's largest professional services firms and what it really takes to reach that level. From her passion for continuous learning to her forward-thinking approach to AI, Jess gives insight into how internal audit professionals can stay ahead. She also discusses how EY is rethinking training for nearly 400,000 employees worldwide in light of AI advancement and what that means for the future of the profession.

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Timecodes:

2:50 - What's in Jessica's ChatGPT History

9:52 - Jessica's Career Path

18:40 - Overcoming Bad Habits in Internal Audit

22:26 - GenAI

28:16 - Curiosity Is Essential

30:30 - Disrupting the Way We Train People in Internal Audit

35:06 - Making Training Fun

39:21 - Final Thoughts

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.

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The AI Oversight Gap: IBM's 2025 Data Breach Report Reveals Hidden Costs of Ungoverned AI

EisnerAmper Survey Finds as Employees Embrace AI, Employer Oversight Lags

AI startup reaped millions using bogus claims, FTC suit says

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In this episode of The Audit Podcast, John Thompson returns to discuss his new book, The Path to AGI. With over 40 years in the field of artificial intelligence, John provides a grounded perspective on what AGI really means—and why it won't arrive as quickly as many headlines suggest.

John's book: A Path to AGI

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Timecodes:

1:36 – A Path to AGI

6:43 – Computer Science isn't Dead It's Still Worth Studying

10:57 – Emergent Behaviors are Ridiculous

12:40 – AGI has Predictive Behavior Not Original Thoughts

16:30 – Original New Thoughts Without Data

20:25 – Final Thoughts

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

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Open AI Finally Laucned ChatGPT 5 - heres everything you need to know

Hackers Hijacked Google's Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

Tesla ordered by Florida jury to pay $243 million in fatal Autopilot crash

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