AI Digital Assistant ‘AiDA’ for auditors is now in Australia

Meet Caseware AiDA, an artificial intelligence digital assistant changing the face of audit and accounting.  As the latest enhancement to the industry-leading Caseware Cloud platform, AiDA complements Caseware’s comprehensive suite of solutions tailored for accounting, audit, and finance professionals.

AiDA, with its user-friendly interface and intuitive design, is designed to enhance efficiency, ensure compliance, and provide precise, context-aware responses to profession-specific enquiries. It empowers accounting, audit, and finance experts to work more efficiently, collaborate more effectively, and gain deeper insights. 

Whether responding to methodology or compliance questions promptly, supporting the processing and analysis of audit evidence, or assisting with producing key audit work papers and deliverables, AiDA empowers professional users to achieve more with less effort. This will, in turn, drive practice growth and power clients’ financial success.

David Osborne, Chief Executive Officer at Caseware International, remarked,

Caseware AiDA is the future. Our vision is to place powerful tools in the hands of our clients, enabling them to do their work better than they have ever done before. This release is just the beginning of a wave of innovation in AI, and it demonstrates the focus we have on our accelerated roadmap to build out our offering on the Caseware Cloud platform. Caseware AiDA offers powerful digital assistance to accountants and is further proof of how Caseware underpins the relevance of the profession.

The benefits of Caseware AiDA include:

• Enhanced workflow efficiency with precision and relevance – whether summarising lengthy PDFs or providing informed answers about your documentation, AiDA helps you work smarter, not harder.
• Reassurance around security and compliance – with AiDA, no prompts are stored or fed back into the model. Users can trust AiDA to maintain the highest data security and compliance standards that Caseware has consistently delivered for the profession.
• Assistance with routine tasks – AiDA assists with mundane tasks, enabling professionals to focus on strategic decision-making. 
• Focus on quality output – AiDA delivers a safe and fit-for-purpose resource that ensures efficient workflows for clients.

Feedback on AiDA has underscored the demand for tailored, secure AI solutions in professional environments. Danielle Supkis Cheek, VP, Head of Analytics and AI at Caseware International, commented,

We recently showcased AiDA to several clients beyond our beta phase community at Caseware’s 2024 North American User Group. The response was phenomenal, and, in line with our roadmap, we’re excited to continue to enhance AiDA based on user feedback and technological advancements.

Danielle Supkis Cheek, VP, Head of Analytics and AI at Caseware International

Following its successful release in the United States, AiDA is now available in Australia, followed by Canada and Europe later this year. But this is just the beginning. AiDA’s capabilities will constantly evolve, including better context awareness in document interactions and more extensive support for multilingual queries. Get ready for a future where AiDA transforms how accounting and audit professionals manage tasks, offering unparalleled support and efficiency. 

Caseware AiDA (pronounced AY-duh) draws inspiration from Ada Lovelace, whose impact on scientific computing continues to influence generations of technologists and mathematicians worldwide. Caseware encourages users to explore AiDA’s features and experience the future of digital assistance. To see AiDA in action, watch this recording with Sarah Butler, Head of Product and Global Solutions Lead – GenAI, to experience the future of digital assistance.