Deloitte Australia's AI scandal and the 'canary' in the consulting coal mine

Deloitte Australia's AI scandal and the 'canary' in the consulting coal mine
Deloitte in Australia has been under pressure around its use of AI in a report. (Image: Supplied)
Dileepa Fonseka
Audit and advisory firms are largely keeping quiet over the safeguards they have in place around the use of artificial intelligence in their consulting work, even in the wake of a scandal over an error-ridden consulting report across the Tasman.The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a Deloitte-authored report, for which Australian taxpayers were billed A$440,000 (NZ$502,691), has sparked an outcry in Australia. Deloitte Australia has agreed to repay part of the amount it was paid for the report as a result.The Australian Financial Review&nb...

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