Deloitte will return part of its payment from the federal government over a $440,000 report that contained multiple errors. The tech firm has admitted it had used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help produce the report. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) confirmed the final instalment of the A$439,000 (US$290,000) contract will be refunded once the transaction is finalised, Guardian reported.

Deloitte to refund government after AI-generated report

Labor senator Deborah O’Neill criticised Deloitte, saying the firm had a “human intelligence problem,” calling the episode a “partial apology for substandard work.” Deloitte was hired in December 2024 by the Anthony Albanese government to conduct an independent assurance review of the Targeted Compliance

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