Ep 224: Agentic AI and Resources for Internal Audit w/ John Thompson (EY)

This week's episode, we're joined by John Thompson, Global AI Leader at EY.   In this episode, John explains how AI, especially agents, will shape the future of businesses and internal audit teams. He identifies 2025 and 2026 as pivotal years for agent technology and the tools that will emerge from it.   Be sure to connect with John on LinkedIn.   Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.   Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check the full video interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel.   Timecodes: 4:53 - Adopting a Safety Mindset for AI 8:38 - What's New in AI: Agents 11:42 - Real-World Examples of Agent Implementation 15:35 - Internal Audit and Resources for Agent Development 17:53 - New Terminologies Related to AI Agents 21:24 - The Path to AGI 22:36 - AGI and Robotics 24:54 - Will AI Help or Harm Society? 27:11 - Final Thoughts   *   This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.  Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.