ICAEW Insights Aloud

Academic Simon Thorne has assessed the effectiveness of several generative AI models in how they work with spreadsheets. Of the major platforms, the worst-performing may surprise you.
Published: 24 October 2025.

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A leading cyber security expert presents a spotters’ guide of attacker types that businesses must defend themselves against. Alex Bomberg, Group Chairman of cyber risk specialists International Intelligence, sets out the highest-priority attacker types that organisations need to keep at bay.
Published: 23 October 2025.

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Senior figures at accountancy practices must clearly define the business problem that they want AI to solve and take a people-centric approach towards adopting the technology.
At ICAEW's 2025 Annual Conference, Riaz Shah, Professor of Practice at Hult International Business School, said that one of the most common mistakes was focusing on the technology itself rather than the problems it could potentially solve. 
Published: 22 October 2025.

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Two experts provide their thoughts on key considerations business leaders must have in mind when using AI to drive business transformation projects.

Nina Barakzai, AI ethics and data privacy expert, and qualified accountant, and Peter Beard ACA, Director of GenFinance.AI, describe their experiences at ICAEW's 2025 Annual Conference.
Published: 22 October 2025.

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Nisha Sanghani, Partner and Head of Risk Advisory in the Middle East at Ashurst Risk Advisory, outlines how organisations can really create an ethical culture and not slip into box-ticking or slogans.
Published: 22 October 2025.
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