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EDITORIAL
The Digital Economy’s Impact
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IN THIS ISSUE...
ICAI IN ACTION

MEMBERS

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Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, CAG

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Global AI Market
AI Impacting Labour Productivity
India’s AI Mission
ICAI’s AI Vision

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UPDATES

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JOU R NAL OF TH E I N STITUTE OF CHARTE R E D ACCOU NTANTS OF I N D IA

REPORT - SURVEY ON AI IN CA FIRMS

THE AI ERA:
REDEFINING POSSIBILITIES,
RESHAPING FUTURES

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2024-49: The Golden Period of Profession

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FEATURE

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Harnessing AI: Transforming the Landscape of
Chartered Accountancy
– CA. Dayaniwas Sharma & CA. Umesh Sharma
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
1347 The Transformative Role of Artificial Intelligence
in Elevating CA Practice
– CA. Arpit Jain
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
1353 Harnessing AI: Shaping the Future of
Work for the Chartered Accountants
– CA. Dhaval Kodilkar
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
1358 The Rise of the Machines: How Artificial Intelligence
is Revolutionizing the World of Auditing
– CA. Peeyush Sharma

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Contents
THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CA. RANJEET KUMAR AGARWAL

VOLUME 72 NO. 11 PAGES 116 MAY 2024 `100

Editor-In-Chief
JOINT EDITOR CA. CHARANJOT SINGH NANDA
Joint Editor
MEMBERS CA. VISHAL DOSHI
CA. MANGESH PANDURANG KINARE
CA. PRITI SAVLA
CA. ANIKET SUNIL TALATI
CA. RAJENDRA KUMAR P

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CA. SRIPRIYA KUMAR
Bridging the Gap: Theoretical Advancements CA. (DR.) DEBASHIS MITRA
in AI and Real-World Applications CA. ABHAY CHHAJED
– CA. Manoj Kumar Vandanapu CA. (DR.) ANUJ GOYAL
– Sandeep Kumar
CA. KEMISHA SONI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CA. (DR.) RAJ CHAWLA
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Strategic Blueprint for Implementation CA. (DR.) SANJEEV KUMAR SINGHAL
– Dr. Ragi T S DR. P. C. JAIN
CA. M. DEVARAJA REDDY
CA. BHARAT RATTAN

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TECHNOLOGY
CA. ABHISHEK NAGORI
An Exploratory Study of the Relationship
CA. NILESH BHUPATRAI VASA
between Financial Reporting Transparency
CA. JITENDRA KUMAR AGARWAL
and FVA Reliability: A Machine Learning-
CA. HARI KRISHNA AGRAWAL
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