AI Ethics in Internal Audit

The Institute of Internal Auditors Presents: All Things Internal Audit Tech In this episode, Antonio Cacciapuoti and Alessandro Casarotti unpack the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence in internal audit and anti-financial crime. They discuss AI hallucinations as a risk to be governed, not eliminated, and examine why governance, accountability, and human judgment are central to ethical AI. HOST: Antonio Cacciapuoti, CIA, CAMS Head of Internal Audit, Eurizon Capital Vice President, IIA Luxembourg GUEST: Alessandro Casarotti Director, Forensic & Anti-Financial Crime, PwC Luxembourg KEY POINTS: AI Hallucinations as a Governance Risk (00:00:28 – 00:02:46)How AI Developers Build Ethical Safeguards (00:02:50 – 00:06:10)Human Judgment and Ethical Decision-Making in AI (00:06:14 – 00:09:26)Automation, Accountability, and Ethical Responsibility (00:09:26 – 00:10:49)Global Approaches to AI Regulation (00:10:49 – 00:14:52)Why "Human in the Loop" Is Necessary but Not Sufficient (00:14:52 – 00:19:10)Strengthening Governance and Risk Controls for AI (00:19:10 – 00:21:01)Using AI in Anti-Financial Crime Investigations (00:21:01 – 00:24:12)How Fraudsters Attempt to Bypass AI Safeguards (00:24:12 – 00:27:44)The Future Relationship Between Internal Auditors and AI (00:27:44 – 00:31:17) Visit The IIA's website or YouTube channel for related topics and more. IIA RELATED CONTENT: Interested in this topic? Visit the links below for more resources: Global Internal Audit Standards Domain II: Ethics and Professionalism Knowledge Centers: Artificial IntelligenceVison 2035Become a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)2026 Analytics, Automation and AI Virtual Conference Follow All Things Internal Audit: Apple Podcasts Spotify Libsyn Deezer