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  <journal>
    <title>International Journal of Business and Economic Development</title>
    <acronym>IJBED</acronym>
    <issn_print>2051-848X</issn_print>
    <issn_online>2051-8498</issn_online>
    <doi_prefix>https://doi.org/10.24052/IJBED/</doi_prefix>
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  <article>
    <id>227</id>
    <title>Applying artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in the internal audit environment: A simulation test of an improved algorithm for detection of fraudulent events in financial entity transaction processing operations</title>
    <abstract>This paper describes a new approach to financial fraud detection that is informed by both artificial intelligence and machine learning.  It proposes, then tests with a simulated database of transactions, a metaheuristic algorithm based on two-layer deep learning.  Employing a simple adaptation to a basic deep learning model that applies a hybridized honey badger modification, demonstrably higher quality outcomes were obtained than with commonly used competing models.</abstract>
    <doi>https://doi.org/10.24052/IJBED/V012N02/ART-04</doi>
    <url>https://ijbed.org/details&amp;cid=227</url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijbed.org/cdn/article_file/2024-12-03-19-32-58-PM.pdf</pdf_url>
    <volume>Volume 12</volume>
    <issue>Issue 02</issue>
    <issue_id>30</issue_id>
    <issue_published_month>2024-11-01</issue_published_month>
    <published_date>2024-12-03</published_date>
    <online_first_status>no</online_first_status>
    <online_first_date></online_first_date>
    <history>
      <received></received>
      <revised></revised>
      <accepted></accepted>
    </history>
    <keywords>
      <keyword>Artificial intelligence</keyword>
      <keyword>Financial fraud</keyword>
      <keyword>Honey badger algorithm</keyword>
      <keyword>Internal audit</keyword>
      <keyword>Machine learning</keyword>
    </keywords>
    <declarations>
      <funding></funding>
      <conflict_of_interest></conflict_of_interest>
      <data_availability></data_availability>
      <author_contributions></author_contributions>
    </declarations>
    <publication_notice>
      <type>none</type>
      <text></text>
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      <downloads>37</downloads>
      <citations>0</citations>
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    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>A. J. Stagliano</name>
        <organization>Department of Accounting, Erivan K. Haub School of Business, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, USA</organization>
        <country></country>
      </author>
    </authors>
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  </article>
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