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This year’s Top 100 Accounting Firms list is all about the novel ways firms are using AI and the types of tasks that are being automated. Despite fears to the contrary, the firms don’t believe the technology will lead to a massive cut in staff numbers. And make sure you buy today’s paper, featuring a four-page (!) liftout of all things Top 100 – a perfect framed gift for the chief financial officer in your life.