Oct 7, 2025Single source
Deloitte Australia repaid part of a 440,000 dollar fee after an AI-assisted report cited fake sources
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A 237-page Deloitte report for Australia's Department of Employment and Workplace Relations contained a fabricated federal court quote, references to non-existent research, and a non-existent book attributed to a Sydney University professor; researcher Chris Rudge counted up to 20 errors. The revised version disclosed use of Azure OpenAI and Deloitte agreed to repay the final contract instalment.
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- Jamaica Gleaner (AP)https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20251007/deloitte-partially-refund-australian-government-report-apparent-ai-generated
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