Ethics, AI, and Music: What Every CPA Must Know

You may be surprised to learn how artificial intelligence is transforming the music you love. For example, what happens when AI creates songs based on other people's work without credit or payment? How should musicians disclose the role of AI in their recordings? The challenges that AI poses for music, such as threats to intellectual property, confidentiality, fairness, and professional reputations, are also front and center in accounting. This one-hour ethics course invites you to explore one of your favorite subjects outside of work. You'll discover how the five principles of ethical intelligence can help you listen to music in ways you never considered before. You'll also see how these same principles guide you in making the best decisions in your accounting practice. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Describe several high-stakes ethical issues raised by AI's use in music production and creation.
• Recognize how AI can harm your reputation and your relationships with clients if you don't use this tool properly
• Apply the principles of ethical intelligence to a range of situations you will face in your accounting practice.
• Identify the major considerations for choosing AI platforms that give priority to data security and consent (e.g., SOC 2 compliance).
• Act upon three takeaways for ethically integrating AI into your professional work and the way you listen to or "write" AI-generated music.

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this course include: 

• Four key aspects of artificial intelligence that are relevant to CPAs: machine learning, generative AI, large language models, and GPT.
  
• The role that five powerful principles—the principles of ethical intelligence—play in using AI the right way. 
• Short, focused writing exercises (30 seconds each) designed to deepen understanding of the topic. 
• Real-world case studies about the use of AI in music as well as accounting
• Answers to several crucial questions about how to use artificial intelligence with ethical intelligence.