Compliance primer

Compliance and SOX Audit AI Primer

A scaffolded Phase 2 learner journey for AI-augmented audit, SOX testing, ITGC evidence chains, internal-audit risk assessment, and audit-tool evaluation discipline.

For the audit-firm partner, internal-audit leader, and SOX-program manager evaluating AI-augmented audit workflows.

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7 modules
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  1. Module 1AI-augmented audit in 2026For audit-firm partners and internal-audit leaders who need substance before marketing language takes over.
  2. Module 2How SOX testing changes when AI participatesFor SOX-program managers and audit partners who need to preserve ownership when AI enters the workflow.
  3. Module 3ITGC and audit-evidence chain in an AI-augmented environmentFor audit and compliance teams mapping AI participation to access, change, and evidence controls.
  4. Module 4Internal audit and AI risk assessmentFor internal-audit leaders thinking about risk assessment, sampling, and control testing.
  5. Module 5How regulators are reading AI in the audit processFor compliance leaders who need a cautious frame without pretending to forecast rule-making.
  6. Module 6Reading the AI hype cycle for auditFor audit leaders who need to hear the promise without being captured by it.
  7. Module 7How to evaluate AI-augmented audit toolingFor audit-firm partners and SOX leaders who want to learn from demos without getting captured by them.

Compliance understanding check

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1. When AI participates in audit work, evidence expectations become less important.

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2. What should SOX testing inspect when AI participates?

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3. Name one ITGC evidence-chain concern.

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