‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report
The Western Australian government commissioned Deloitte to conduct a feasibility study on merging three universities—UWA, Curtin, and Murdoch—for $166,000. The report contained significant errors including AI-hallucinated citations and massive cost discrepancies, prompting the government to formally express disappointment and pursue expedited reimbursement. This case illustrates risks of AI-assisted consulting deliverables.
Key points
- Deloitte's $166,000 feasibility study on university merger contained AI-hallucinated references
- Report showed cost discrepancies in the hundreds of millions of dollars
- WA government seeks expedited cost recovery due to flawed analysis
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