Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 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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Eyekaytee@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 344d

That'd be a great use of AI, just use it and don't bother paying Deloitte

Tax payer saved billions

TomArrr@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 343d (1 reply)

Only a Partial refund? They should charge them for having to mark their own work. I can't wait until the PS is rebuilt enough not to rely on these charlatans

Nath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 343d

It's an interesting precedent. I've used AI several times in my job. Even for a government client. My prompts tend to be 'give me a demo function that does x' so that I can see how to do a thing. It's usually quicker than Stack Overflow, but still requires human oversight - it often gets things wrong.

But yeah - just using AI to do work: If that leads to being unacceptable to some clients/government departments, workers are going to be doing their jobs without the latest and most efficient tools. I think my situation is different to Deloitte's, because I didn't give the client what the AI spat out. It looks like they did.

Salvo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 343d

These consultant companies are all just a bunch of wafflers who spit out garbage.

You are much better off going down to the local pub, shouting a round of drinks and asking the punters for political direction.

a_postmodern_hat@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 344d
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korda@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 343d

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