Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440k report(theguardian.com)
theguardian.com
Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440k report
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/06/deloitte-to-pay-money-back-to-albanese-government-after-using-ai-in-440000-report
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Previously (24 points) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45486670
Lawyers love AI.
It is a liability issue waiting to happen.
Deloitte lost $440k and lots of credibility --- all due to misapplication of AI. And the party is just getting started.
It is a liability issue waiting to happen.
Deloitte lost $440k and lots of credibility --- all due to misapplication of AI. And the party is just getting started.
Most people don’t (yet) understand that AI will hallucinate facts and references. There have been at least a hundred known cases of lawyers creating false citations with AI too.
This will get a lot worse before it starts to get better.
This will get a lot worse before it starts to get better.
"Surely the headline meant to say Albanian government."
No, the wording is akin to "the Trump Administration". The PM of Australia is named Albanese. The surname derives from the Italian word for someone of Albanian descent.
No, the wording is akin to "the Trump Administration". The PM of Australia is named Albanese. The surname derives from the Italian word for someone of Albanian descent.