Ethics in the world of AI: A CPA’s guide to managing the risks
CPA Canada
Last updated September 6, 2026
Ethics in the world of AI: A CPA’s guide to managing the risks is an on-demand course presented jointly by CPA Canada and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. It opens on how AI is being used in business, then names the distinct risk areas that use creates and sets ethical frameworks against them, with practical mitigation for each. From there it covers developing and governing AI responsibly inside an accounting or finance function, holding to professional ethical standards while using generative AI tools, and the specific problem of data bias distorting AI-generated output. It is a paid, self-paced course with six months from enrollment to complete.
What you'll learn
- Business uses of AI across accounting and finance
- The distinct risk areas AI introduces, and how to mitigate each
- Ethical frameworks applied to AI decisions
- Developing and governing AI responsibly in a finance function
- Maintaining professional ethical standards while using generative AI tools
- How data bias distorts AI-generated outputs in financial work
Frequently asked questions about Ethics in the world of AI: A CPA’s guide to managing the risks
Who is Ethics in the world of AI: A CPA’s guide to managing the risks for?
Accounting and finance professionals adopting AI or robotic process automation who are accountable for the risks it brings with it.
Is Ethics in the world of AI: A CPA’s guide to managing the risks free?
No — Ethics in the world of AI: A CPA’s guide to managing the risks is a paid course.
Why we suggest this course
For anyone in accounting or finance introducing AI into a process and answerable for what comes out of it. Risk is treated as a catalog to work through rather than a general warning, and each area arrives paired with a mitigation. The section on data bias matters most in financial work, where a skewed input becomes a confident number that somebody then acts on.