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From Creation of Accounting Standards to Building an AI tool - Adam Hibbs
57 minutes Posted Mar 16, 2026 at 9:34 am.
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Adam Hibbs has pretty non-linear paths into finance:New Zealand telecom regulator, OfCom, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless, UK Ministry of Defense, and now Global Director of Commercial Strategy at AICPA & CIMA. Financial modeling, commercial contracts, cloud infrastructure, and leadership across blue-chip organizations was preparation for building Josie, that is AICPA & CIMA's generative AI tool for accounting and auditing.
In this episode:
What makes Josie genuinely different from ChatGPT or Claude for technical accounting work
Curated dataset of 40,000 pieces of proprietary IP, real-time updates to FASB, PCAOB, and auditing standards
Josie ($550 per subscriber) named after Josiah Wedgwood and a new form of cost accounting
CGMA vs CPA
Where AI and finance intersect in the next 12-24 months