Internal audit’s role in AI transformation
Discover the potential that AI can shape the future of internal audit
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a catalyst for technological advancement in internal audit. While many teams have access to GenAI tools, visionary CAEs have outgrown off-the-shelf solutions. They recognize the revolutionary nature of this technology and seek transformational outcomes that go beyond incremental productivity enhancements.
Discover how Gen AI can help IA functions:
- Set clear objectives for GenAI implementation
- Harness the power of prompt engineering
- Build and deploy prompt libraries for efficiency and consistency
- Streamline user experience with applets
- Leverage embeddings for enterprise-specific information
- Utilize knowledge assistants and the power of RAG solutions
Charles King on GenAI in internal audit
Charles King, US AI for Internal Audit Solution Leader, highlights how AI and agents are set to transform internal audit by enhancing efficiency, automating tasks, attracting top talent, and enabling auditors to focus on strategic activities and complex risks, while also playing a crucial role in the safe and effective adoption of AI across the enterprise.
AI for Auditing
An internal auditor’s guide to gen AI
Read Charles’ cover story in Internal Auditor magazine on how the IA function can advise teams responsible for GenAI governance about risks and possible approaches to control them.
The agentic shift in SOX compliance
The traditional ways of managing SOX - with manual processes, endless spreadsheets, and constant back-and-forth with control owners - are no longer sufficient in the face of growing complexity and mounting pressure.
Now is the time to discover how SOX professionals can harness the power of agents to take their SOX programs to the next level.
Some of the key applications of agentic AI in SOX compliance include:
- Evidence collection
- Walkthrough performance and documentation
- Integrated third-party risk and SOC report review
- SOX calendar and planning
- Controls testing
Recent Podcasts
Watch Charles King's guest-speaking podcasts
Charles King's recent & upcoming speaking sessions:
- Oct. 23: Presentation with Emmanual Benton, Verizon IA Director, on AI and Agents in IA at AuditBoard’s Audit + Beyond
- Nov. 6: Presentation on digital disruption in IA at the IIA’s 2025 Caribbean Conference in Grand Cayman
- March 9-11, 2026: Two speaking sessions at the IIA’s 2026 GAM Conference
Podcasts and webcast replays
The future of audit teams: Business needs in 2026
Watch a replay of a recent Optro-hosted webcast, where Charles King speaks with Internal Audit leaders from Boeing, Verizon and GE into how audit teams can enhance structure, talent strategy, and priorities to align with the greater business needs.
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