# 609 6 Blockers to Adopting AI In Accounting Firms [And how to build an AI native accounting firm] Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/609-6-blockers-to-adopting-ai-in-accounting-firms-and-how-to-build-an-ai-native-accounting-firm Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/609-6-blockers-to-adopting-ai-in-accounting-firms-and-how-to-build-an-ai-native-accounting-firm.md Podcast: [Jason On Firms Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492) Published: 2026-05-19T07:52:29+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2c9d1856 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/2c9d1856/d3516f5a.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/episodes/609-6-blockers-to-adopting-ai-in-accounting-firms-and-how-to-build-an-ai-native-accounting-firm Duration seconds: 3265 ## Resource πŸš€ Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ πŸ“© Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter ☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968! πŸ“§ Email me! jason@jasononfirms.com In this episode, I break down the six biggest blockers keeping accounting firms from becoming AI native. I explain why Claude is the best starting point right now, why AI adoption needs daily team habits, and why incentives matter more than training. I also cover pricing fears, staff anxiety, AI replacing task-based work, and how firm owners should think about their responsibility to help teams adapt. 🎀 I’m going live! Grab your tickets here: https://www.jasononfirms.com/events πŸ”₯ Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12agπŸ“š A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps πŸ’° Today's Sponsors Cloud Accounting Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/candidates Soraban: https://www.soraban.com/ Makershub: https://makershub.com/get-started?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=jasonstaats Canopy: getcanopy.com/jason Schedule a demo to see for yourself, and receive a $75 gift card after your demo Verito: https://verito.com/jason?utm_campaign=42071442-Jason&utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=show-notes Missive: https://missiveapp.com/jason // Chapters: 00:00 - Why firms are struggling with AI 02:54 - The 6 blockers to becoming AI native 10:02 - Why teams resist AI adoption 17:30 - AI pricing fears + job replacement 29:23 - Mailbag 44:15 - Will AI kill accounting work? 49:31 - Content strategy + scaling content 53:36 - Closing th… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/episodes/609-6-blockers-to-adopting-ai-in-accounting-firms-and-how-to-build-an-ai-native-accounting-firm/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/609-6-blockers-to-adopting-ai-in-accounting-firms-and-how-to-build-an-ai-native-accounting-firm.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.