The PCAOB closed its first-ever public comment period on AI audit standards August 7 with 33 letters filed. PwC, EY, Deloitte, KPMG, Grant Thornton and the AICPA all asked for guidance rather than formal rules.

The Signal  — Three of those same firms, KPMG, Deloitte and EY, have each already pulled or refunded a published report after AI hallucinations turned up inside it. Asking for flexibility while cleaning up your own AI mistakes is a specific position to take. It tells you the industry still doesn't agree on what "checked" means. What to watch: Formal PCAOB guidance is still coming. Firms that build their own AI documentation now will have less to redo when it lands.

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