The Relay blog

Notes on audit, AI, and where the work is heading.

From the team building Relay — including two ex-auditors. We write about the profession from the inside: what's failing, what's changing, and what AI actually does for the work.

30 Jun 2026 / Neil de Kock | CA(SA)The Manager Who Already KnowsMost AI tools make you re-brief them every session. Relay works like the manager who already knows the client — carrying the whole engagement, your firm's methodology, and every decision so far in one connected knowledge graph.

15 Jun 2026 / Shailen Desai | CA(SA)How a harness puts AI inside the engagementAn LLM impresses when it answers questions. It changes audit work when a harness lets it act inside the engagement.05 Jun 2026 / Neil de Kock | CA(SA)The audit industry is at a tipping pointOnly 28% of inspected audits met the relevant audit standards in 2025.