Mercor study: AI outperforms certified accountants in bookkeeping speed and accuracy but cannot close the books alone
AI beats licensed accountants on speed and accuracy, but still can't close the books without supervision
What happened
A Mercor study asked 12 certified public accountants with an average of five and a half years of experience to complete simplified bookkeeping tasks from the APEX Accounting Benchmark. AI models outperformed the accountants in speed, accuracy, and cost.
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