Why accounting firms are steering clear of AI integration in Kenya

Grant Thornton Kenya Chief Executive Officer Dipesh Shah speaks during an interview in his office in Nairobi on February 6, 2025.

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Kenya’s professional services firms are keeping off artificial intelligence (AI) for fear of crossing ethical and legal lines that could cost them their licences.

Dipesh Shah, the Chief Executive Officer of Grant Thornton Kenya, said that accountancy and audit firms are especially wary of using open AI platforms such as ChatGPT due to the risk of breaching client confidentiality and data privacy laws.

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