Mid-Sized Accounting Firms Slowly Move Toward Gen AI Transformation

The six largest midsize accounting firms in the U.S. have been slow to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, opting for a more cautious approach than their much larger Big Four counterparts, which are eager to adopt technology that is changing the way accountants and consultants work.

Still, midsize companies have begun rolling out productivity apps that rely on generative AI to help compose emails and compile meeting minutes over the past year. And they’re testing dozens of other uses for the technology that promises to free up hours, even days, of work for accountants and business consultants, so — companies say — they’re…