AI Beat 12 Accountants at Month-End Close. Read the Fine Print
Knowledge Snapshot Mercor published a study on October 1, 2026, comparing 12 licensed CPAs with frontier AI models on four simplified month-end close tasks. The participating CPAs averaged 5.4 years of experience. The human participants completed the work without AI assistance. On Mercor’s grading criteria, the accountants averaged approximately 37%. Claude Opus 5 scored 100% […]
Why Half of Americans Doubt They Will Ever Fully Retire (and How to Build Confidence Anyway)
Knowledge Snapshot 47% of non-retirees doubt they will ever be able to fully retire. 58% remain confident they will have enough money to retire from their primary career on schedule. 64% are more focused on their current financial situation than long-term retirement planning. 63% of Gen Z and 59% of Millennials worry that AI reducing […]