Description: In Australia, a KPMG Australia partner and registered company auditor reportedly uploaded a reference document from an internal AI training course into an AI tool to answer an exam question, in violation of firm policy. KPMG reportedly detected the activity in August 2025 and imposed a penalty of more than A$10,000 of future income after an internal investigation. The partner also reportedly self-reported the matter to Chartered Accountants ANZ, which is investigating the case.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown generative AI developers developed an AI system deployed by Unnamed KPMG Australia partner, which harmed KPMG Australia.
Alleged implicated AI systems: KPMG internal training and exam system and Unknown generative AI technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1423
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2026-02-15
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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More than two dozen KPMG Australia personnel have used artificial intelligence to cheat on internal exams since July, including a partner who will be fined more than $10,000 for using the technology in a training course about AI.
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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 staf…
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