The Audit Podcast

What are the best AI tools to use right now? Is Google Gemini finally catching up to Claude and ChatGPT? And what are open-weight AI models—and why is everyone suddenly talking about them?
In this episode of The AI on AI Podcast, Trent sits down with Brian Kuenzi to discuss how their AI workflows have changed, why Gemini has become Brian's go-to personal assistant, and how businesses should think about choosing AI models. They also explore Anthropic's Co-work updates, Microsoft's AI strategy, and why open-weight models could be the next major shift in enterprise AI.
Whether you're an internal auditor, business leader, or simply trying to keep up with the rapidly changing AI landscape, this episode breaks down the latest developments in a practical, easy-to-understand way.
In this episode:
• Why Brian switched from Claude to Gemini
• Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini
• Anthropic Co-work updates
• Microsoft's evolving AI strategy
• What open-weight AI models are
• Why model-agnostic AI is the future
• Practical advice for implementing AI in your organization
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This week on The Audit Podcast, Martin, Head of Internal Audit at Reddit, joins the show to discuss why the opportunity for internal audit is bigger now than ever and how auditors can move from backseat drivers to helpful copilots.
 
Martin shares how he learned Reddit's complex digital advertising business by being a humble "sponge". He explains his unique hiring strategy—hiring for a "major" in deep technical craft (like data science or engineering) and teaching the "minor" of audit later. He also breaks down his approach to navigating tough risk conversations and reveals how his team uses generative AI to automate 70% of their recurring SOX testing.
 
02:32 How Martin Uses AI in His Personal Life
03:45 The One Thing Every Auditor Should Do
06:06 How to Learn a New Business Quickly
07:30 Why Internal Audit Has Its Biggest Opportunity Yet
10:13 Rethinking Audit Hiring: Specialists Over Traditional Auditors
14:12 Teaching Audit Skills to Technical Experts
16:12 How to Have Tough Conversations About Risk
18:04 AI Use Cases Inside Reddit's Internal Audit Team
21:24 Final Thoughts
 
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This week on The Audit Podcast, Erin Banet, Chief Audit Executive at Humana, joins the show to discuss what goes into preparing audit committee meetings and how the CAE role is evolving beyond traditional internal audit.
 
Erin explains how she builds audit committee agendas, prepares board members throughout the year, and why overcommunication is critical to successful meetings. She also shares how she uses industry publications and AI tools to stay ahead of emerging risks and keep discussions focused on topics like cybersecurity, AI governance, and compliance.
 
The conversation then shifts to enterprise risk management. Erin discusses overseeing ERM alongside internal audit, SOX, and other risk functions, why she began with a maturity assessment, and how combining these responsibilities gives audit leaders a more strategic role within the organization.
 
The episode closes with a discussion on the difference between enterprise risk management and the traditional audit risk assessment, along with practical ad
 
01:17 – Personal AI Use Cases
03:17 – Audit Committee Meetings: Cadence, Preparation & Board Communication
08:13 – Publications, AI Tools & Staying Ahead of Emerging Risks
11:18 – Over-communication Strategies for Audit Committee Success
14:02 – Taking Ownership of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
19:18 – Conducting ERM Maturity Assessments & Building a Roadmap
21:12 – Internal Audit Risk Assessments vs. Enterprise Risk Management
24:13 – Thinking Like a Risk Strategist: The Future of Internal Audit
 
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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype. 
 
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