Australian academics apologise for false AI-generated allegations against big four consultancy firms

KPMG has written to the academics’ employers to state they will seek to publicly correct the record to protect their staff. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

A group of academics has offered an unreserved apology to the big four consultancy firms after admitting they used artificial intelligence to make false allegations of serious wrongdoing in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry.

The accusations have been met with scorn by the firms, concerned that inaccurate information has been given parliamentary privilege to unfairly tarnish the reputation of its staff.