Chitchat Dualiap Chiobu Accountant believes Artificial Intelligence won't replace her!

[ODACHEK]

Too much clothes ...

 

[mojito]

A.I is just a buzzword and a passing fad. Quantum computing is the true hallmark of the future. Remember you heard it here first.

Yalor I saw Looong and hoochi talking about it on a YouTube ad. Very impressed!

 

[worcer]

AI is very expensive...

AI need computing speed and huge data servers...

To have that, u need spend space and powerful computers to do it....

But hard drive spoils easily after a few years? need money to replace...

To run computing speed, u need power! from power plants and aircon to keep them cool to prevent them from breakdown sooner....

 

[Rogue Trader]

AI is very expensive...

AI need computing speed and huge data servers...

To have that, u need spend space and powerful computers to do it....

But hard drive spoils easily after a few years? need money to replace...

To run computing speed, u need power! from power plants and aircon to keep them cool to prevent them from breakdown sooner....

All the servers will be hosted off site by vendors like Aws, IBM etc. All you need is pay monthly maintenance fee.

Just surrender. AI will be adopted whether we like it or not

 

[Rogue Trader]

For example, she was able to arrange regular bonding sessions with her colleagues, during which they would partake in activities such as badminton, card, and board games.

Dream on. The management will always find more shit to do and dump it on finance staff.

 

[Piersqsw]

AI can help speed up number crunching, but I still need to double-check outputs—it makes mistakes too. I wouldn’t trust it blindly with tax stuff or audit reports.

 

[ftan42]

AI can do accounting job better than an accountant

 

[rocket]

No one wants to study accounting anymore. This is why the entry requirements for smu ntu accounting is very low. Come out can work in Finance dep as administrator.

 

[Geneco]

she will be replaced by the next younger cuter intern trotting in high heels lolololololo

 

[Hypocrite-The]

No one wants to study accounting anymore. This is why the entry requirements for smu ntu accounting is very low. Come out can work in Finance dep as administrator.

U sure?

The STPM Wars: When Perfect Grades Mean Nothing In Malaysia's University Lottery | TRP

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Edward Wong Yi Xian from SMJK Jit Sin in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, thought he had cracked the code.

Two years of grinding through Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) – Malaysia’s challenging pre-university program – had earned him a perfect 4.0 CGPA, near-perfect co-curricular scores, and a 99.90% merit rating that should have been his golden ticket to any accounting program in the country.

Wong applied to six universities for an accounting degree: Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Instead, he got Management at USM – his fifth choice and a course he never wanted, studying something he never dreamed of, watching his two years of sacrifice evaporate into bureaucratic indifference.

Despite his near-perfect scores, he struck out completely – not even an interview at most places.

His three-language Facebook manifesto – posted in Malay, English, and Chinese – has since exploded across Malaysian social media, racking up thousands of shares and igniting a firestorm of debate about the country’s university admission system.

The post reads like a love letter to meritocracy that got returned to sender, stamped “INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE.”


The Peanut Gallery Weighs In
The response has been both direct and illuminating.

Teo Peck Hwa delivered the first gut punch in Chinese, essentially telling Wong to quit whining: “You chose Management as your fifth option yourself. How can you say it’s not your effort direction, not your dream? Because you love it, that’s why you chose it.”

Teo’s advice was to stop aiming so high, suggesting that students can’t all choose the most prestigious universities and should consider other institutions where it’s easier to achieve their goals.

Sean Tang took a more diplomatic approach, suggesting Wong view his rejection as the universe opening other doors – maybe Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS), or European universities.

But it was an anonymous participant who delivered the most serious indictment of the system, writing in Malay about how “saluran terbuka” (open channels) – essentially pay-to-play admission routes – have corrupted the entire process.

Imagine smart people getting all A’s applying through STPM while others with mediocre scores apply through open channels (direct admission with expensive fees), but because they have hundreds of thousands of ringgit, that’s where the real competition disappears for STPM students.

Lee Elaine, drawing from her own STPM experience 16 years ago, offered a candid reality check.

My fellow classmates who did very well didn’t get spots in local universities… most got 75% to full scholarships at private universities, a minority got into NUS. Rather than hoping for a fair and just system in our education (which I hope to see for my children before I die), do what is needed and necessary for your study now.

Alternative Perspectives
Sri Doughnut cut through the diplomatic noise with surgical precision.

Don’t waste time, get a scholarship/sponsorship and study in Singapore. There is no place for a talented person like you here, because you are not them.

That last line – “because you are not them” – hangs in the digital air like smoke from a fired gun.

In a country where university admissions involve various considerations beyond academic merit, those four words reflect broader concerns about equal opportunity in higher education.

Ageelan Viswalingam, a USM alum, suggests Wong embrace his Management offer and specialise in business analytics.

“Accounting is too common unless you want your own firm,” he argued, pointing to the banking sector’s shift toward digitalisation.

The System’s Reality
What emerges from this online discussion is a picture of Malaysian higher education that appears to function more like a lottery than a merit-based system.

Students with perfect scores are rejected, while others with connections or financial resources may find alternative pathways into their preferred programs.

The official line about “transparent” admissions crumbles under the weight of lived experience.

Wong’s story isn’t unique – it’s just unusually well-documented.

Every year, thousands of STPM students with stellar grades watch their dreams get dashed in Malaysia’s university admission process, only to emerge as disappointed applicants.

The real question isn’t whether Wong didn’t get into accounting – it’s whether a system designed to reward excellence has evolved in ways that make academic achievement less decisive than students expect.

In Malaysia’s university lottery, the house always wins, and the house isn’t interested in your perfect grades.

 

[cockie]

S’porean accountant believes AI won’t replace her profession because human judgement is ‘irreplaceable’​

Instead, she sees AI as a productivity booster and complements the skills of accountants.
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While artificial intelligence (AI) has been developing for decades, it was thrown back into the spotlight as recent technological advancements, including the release of ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, dominated headlines.
However, the hype surrounding AI has concurrently created and intensified people’s fear of losing their jobs.
In Singapore, 67 per cent of workers reported that they were worried that AI will replace their jobs, according to Microsoft’s Work Trend Index report 2023.
One Singaporean who does not consider AI a threat to her job is Jocelyn Poh, who sees AI as a productivity booster as it cannot replace the element of human judgement in her accountant role.

Poh currently serves as the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis at Castlery, a homegrown digital-first furniture lifestyle brand founded in 2013.
Anchored by its 24,000-square-foot flagship store at Orchard, the brand also has an expansive international footprint, delivering to countries like the United States and Australia.
In her role, Poh spearheads a team that is responsible for financial forecasting, budgeting, and analysing business trends to support the company’s strategic decisions.
She is also a member of CPA Australia, one of the largest professional accounting bodies in the world that offers a professional certification programme, training, technical support, and advocacy to its members.
With tomorrow designated as International Accounting Day, Mothership spoke to Poh about how AI impacted her work as an accountant and her views of the technology.

AI helps with efficiency​

Poh shared with Mothership that her team used to spend “a significant amount of time” on manual tasks before they adopted AI tools for work.
One such task is the extraction of data.
While she has a fundamental understanding of SQL (structured query language), it is sometimes challenging for her to write efficient queries quickly, said Poh.
For those wondering, SQL is a programming language designed to manage and manipulate data in a relational database.
Users like Poh will input a query when they would like to add, modify, or retrieve data from the database.
However, with the help of AI, Poh is now able to optimise her SQL queries to extract specific datasets more efficiently.

Also helps with research​

Another area in which AI helps Poh is the research of publicly available information.
For instance, rather than manually going through and combining 10 distinct websites, AI streamlines the process by contrasting and analysing the variances in information across the sites.
As a result, Poh is able to formulate resolutions based on her discoveries in a fraction of the time she needed before adopting AI at work.
Additionally, with the number of hours she saves every week, Poh has more bandwidth to focus on tackling strategic challenges and spend more quality time with her team and her family.
For example, she was able to arrange regular bonding sessions with her colleagues, during which they would partake in activities such as badminton, card, and board games.

Image courtesy of Poh

AI is unable to replace accountants​

While acknowledging AI’s role in boosting her team’s productivity, Poh believes that the adoption of AI is still “in the early days” for the accounting profession.
“The improvements I have personally witnessed are mostly around performing mundane tasks more efficiently, ensuring that we are able to apply our time and skills for deeper and more valuable data analysis,” added Poh.
However, this increase in efficiency does not mean AI can fully automate the nuanced tasks of the profession.
“As accountants, we uphold the highest standards of integrity, objectivity, professional competence, confidentiality and professional behaviour that are irreplaceable,” said Poh.
Instead, she sees AI as a tool that empowers her and her peers to concentrate on the core aspects of our job that require “human judgement, ethics, and interpersonal skills.”
“We can then dedicate ourselves more to roles that not only enhance our professional contributions but also bring personal fulfilment and make a meaningful impact,” contended Poh.

Cautious about adopting AI at first​

Despite the benefits of AI, Poh also shared candidly that she was both excited and cautious when her team decided to adopt AI for work.
“I was excited because of the potential efficiency improvements that AI can bring, but cautious due to the learning curve and implementation challenges, such as data privacy and security,” she said.
Poh eventually managed to pick up the AI tools through sharing sessions with her colleagues and other accounting professionals, who shared their hands-on practical experiences with AI.

Learn more about AI with CPA Australia​

If you are a prospective or current accountant who is keen to learn more about AI and its impact on the profession, you can do so by joining webinars and online courses offered by CPA Australia.
You do not need to be a member to join these events, as they are open to both members and non-members of CPA Australia.
Nevertheless, if you are keen to embark on a career in accounting and make yourself stand out in the industry, you should consider becoming certified by the accounting body.

All show only… forecasted in article of cos said “Paul Lan Par” statement that sync with the government statement lah.. wait until she kana made redundant than “Cow Pay Cow Bu” and cry victim…….
Now the employment market is so bad and corporations are cutting headcount’s due to AI boost in productivity….. just look at ANZ banks…. Cutting 4500 jobs in the next 12 months…. Is just a matter to see of time, most people would be out of full time employment and can only do gig jobs or part time works.

 

[rocket]

Accounting is sunset industry. Don't believe ask @NanoSpeed and @ginfreely

 

[eatshitndie]

69% of human judgment is fucked up.

 

[congo9]

Nowadays, you can get Gemini into your Google Drive, and they can do lots of stuff.
or
You can get ChatGPT into your Google Drive, and they can do lots of stuff.