# 641 Two HUGE AI Releases for Accounting Firms [A new generation of shockingly good AI models] Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/641-two-huge-ai-releases-for-accounting-firms-a-new-generation-of-shockingly-good-ai-models Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/641-two-huge-ai-releases-for-accounting-firms-a-new-generation-of-shockingly-good-ai-models.md Podcast: [Jason On Firms Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492) Published: 2026-09-08T13:14:22+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f12cf122 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/f12cf122/0338f614.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/episodes/641-two-huge-ai-releases-for-accounting-firms-a-new-generation-of-shockingly-good-ai-models Duration seconds: 3641 ## Resource 🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/ 📩 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! 📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.com In this episode, I break down the biggest AI developments of the last two weeks and what they could mean for accounting firms, especially the shift toward AI that can actually operate a computer instead of simply chatting with you. I explain why computer-use AI could be especially powerful in accounting, where firms are constantly stitching together disconnected software, and why security and due diligence become even more important as AI agents gain more autonomy. I also go through 🔥 Roast My Tech Stack and answer to some of your questions in 📞 Accountant Support. 💰 Today's Sponsors Verito: https://verito.com/jason?utm_campaign=42071442-Jason&utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=show-notes Soraban: https://hubs.ly/Q04cNLF80 MakersHub: https://makershub.com/get-started?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=jasonstaats Canopy: Go to https://www.getcanopy.com/jason and schedule a demo to see for yourself, and Canopy will send you a $75 gift card after your demo Financial Cents: sign up at https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0 and use code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users. Karbon: https://karbonhq.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=jason-staats // Chapters: 00:00 - The AGI Era 01:20 - Artificial General Intelligence 02:30 - Fable 5.1 04:45 - AI Benchmarks 06:10 - GPT6 Astra 07:55 - AI That Uses Your Computer 09:25 - Automating Accounting Work 10:40 - AI Inside Your Apps 12:15 - What Do I Do… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/episodes/641-two-huge-ai-releases-for-accounting-firms-a-new-generation-of-shockingly-good-ai-models/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/jason-on-firms-podcast-6263492/641-two-huge-ai-releases-for-accounting-firms-a-new-generation-of-shockingly-good-ai-models.md` — 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.