AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini can sound confident — even when they’re wrong. One time, ChatGPT told me July 1, 2025 was a Monday (it was actually a Tuesday). These so-called “hallucinations” can be far more subtle in finance, from misquoting accounting rules to fabricating data. For CFOs, the takeaway is clear: AI outputs are a useful draft — but they always require verification.

NetSuite’s new AI Connector Service is more than just another feature — it’s an architectural shift. By supporting the Model Context Protocol (MCP), NetSuite is giving customers the flexibility to bring their own AI models into ERP while keeping governance and structure intact. As I’ve written before, AI is only as good as the data you feed it. That’s why this move plays to NetSuite’s greatest strength: clean, connected, normalized data across finance, operations, CRM, and HR

A real-world EASY test of AI tools for gathering public company financials reveals major accuracy issues. Perplexity and Gemini both failed to produce reliable data, while ChatGPT performed best. A cautionary look at how generative AI handles earnings reports and SEC filings.