Artificial intelligence promises to transform how we analyse financial (and other business) data, with major platforms launching ambitious tools to democratise investment insights. But behind the excitement lies a critical question: can AI actually understand what it’s reading?
At yesterday’s XBRL Europe day, part of this week’s Digital Reporting in Europe event, Eduardo-Javier Moral Prieto provided an update on ESMA’s work on the implementation of the next stage of digital reporting in Europe.
Earlier this week the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) launched an exemplar digital toolkit that’s tailor-made for small businesses: an Excel-based VSME Digital Template, a new XBRL taxonomy, and a handy open source converter to make it all machine-friendly.
China’s Ministry of Finance, alongside eight government departments, recently launched a nationwide push for standardised electronic voucher accounting data.