Richard Penfil
Audit Swarm: Collective Intelligence in Audit and AI

Explore PayPal’s journey from early machine learning to generative AI and agentic systems, and what this means for audit. This session highlights lessons learned in adoption, from prompt libraries and gamification to enterprise level tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Co Work. Discover the distinction between chatbots and agents, and why autonomy, sensitive data access, and unfiltered inputs form a “lethal trifecta” for governance. Learn how multi agent collaboration, skills, connectors, and deterministic code can enhance audit workflows while maintaining reproducibility and privacy. Gain insights into evaluation frameworks, model upgrades, and human in the loop safeguards. A roadmap for auditors to harness agentic AI responsibly, balancing innovation with risk management and assurance quality.