KPMG Partner Fined Over Using AI To Pass AI Test

Source: Slashdot

Incident

A partner at KPMG Australia was fined $7,000 by the firm after using AI tools to cheat on an internal training course about using AI. The unnamed partner was required to redo the test after uploading training materials into an AI platform to help answer questions on the fast‑evolving technology.

Wider Context

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.”