KPMG Partner Fined Over Using AI To Pass AI Test
2 34A partner at KPMG Australia has been fined $7,000 by the Big Four firm after using AI tools to cheat on an internal training course about using AI. From a report: The unnamed partner was forced to redo the test after uploading training materials into an AI platform to help answer questions on the use of the fast-evolving technology.
More than two dozen staff have been caught over this financial year using AI tools for internal exams, according to KPMG. The incident is the latest example of a professional services company struggling with staff using artificial intelligence to cheat on exams or when producing work for clients. "Like most organisations, we have been grappling with the role and use of AI as it relates to internal training and testing," said Andrew Yates, chief executive of KPMG Australia. "It's a very hard thing to get on top of given how quickly society has embraced it."
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Non-paywall link (Score: 5, Informative)
by daten ( 575013 ) on Monday February 16, 2026 @01:05PM (#65992474)
https://www.theguardian.com/bu... [theguardian.com] A partner at the consultancy KPMG has been fined for using artificial intelligence to cheat during an internal training course on AI. The unnamed partner was fined A$10,000 (£5,200) for using the technology to cheat, one of a number of staff reportedly using the tactic. More than two dozen KPMG Australia staff have been caught using AI tools to cheat on internal exams since July, the company said, increasing concerns over AI-fuelled cheating in accountancy firms.
Re:Big Four (Score: 5, Funny)
by nightflameauto ( 6607976 ) on Monday February 16, 2026 @01:38PM (#65992586)
Curious: How many of the typical denizens of this site know who or what "the Big Four" are?
Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth. Next question?