Abstract:
This paper is called From Calculator to ChatGPT: Are Accountants Fearing Being Replaced by AI? studies awareness, use and perception of Artificial Intelligence tools among the accounting professionals within South Gujarat. The accounting profession is being significantly transformed with the fast development of AI technologies like chatbots, like ChatGPT. The research uses a primary survey method to examine the perceptions of accountants in the areas of job displacement, professional relevance and future career security. Information gathered with the help of accounting professionals demonstrates that the moderate awareness of AI tools is accompanied by limited usage. These results suggest that experience level does not significantly relate to fear of job replacement by AI which implies the perspective towards the adoption of AI is cautious and neutral. In addition, there are weak connections between AI use and career related attitudes, which proves a transitional period of adjusting to a profession. The paper concludes that AI is viewed as a supportive system but not a direct threat as it is now, and it requires the organization of competence development programs.