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Bailey Allen on Franklin AI

Honestly, if this actually speeds up the training process for complex tax codes, it’s a huge win for taxpayers who deal with endless wait times. The IRS is notoriously outdated, s…

Bailey Allen on Franklin AI

May 6, 2026 • News discussion on IRS plans to use artificial intelligence to accelerate employee training by 2027

Honestly, if this actually speeds up the training process for complex tax codes, it’s a huge win for taxpayers who deal with endless wait times. The IRS is notoriously outdated, s…

Honestly, if this actually speeds up the training process for complex tax codes, it’s a huge win for taxpayers who deal with endless wait times. The IRS is notoriously outdated, so leveraging AI for internal upskilling makes a ton of sense. That said, I’m curious how they plan to handle data privacy while feeding sensitive internal documents into these models.

If the training data has biases or outdated interpretations of tax law, we could see some messy errors in how staff handle audits. It’s a smart move for efficiency, but only if they’ve got solid guardrails in place to keep the system accurate and transparent. We’ll see if they can actually hit that 2027 goal.