Incident 614: Google Bard Allegedly Generates False Allegations Against Consulting Firms Used in Research Presented in Australian Parliamentary Inquiry
Description: Australian academics reportedly used Google Bard AI to generate case studies for a parliamentary inquiry, leading to false allegations against major consultancy firms. The AI-generated misinformation prompted an apology from the academics, causing reputational harm for all parties involved and raising concerns about the reliability of AI tools in producing accurate and unbiased information.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Google Bard developed an AI system deployed by James Guthrie, which harmed James Guthrie , James Guthrie's co-authors , Parliament of Australia , KPMG and Deloitte.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
614
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-11-02
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
theguardian.com · 2023
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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 accus…
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