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A $290,000 report commissioned by the Australian government and prepared by Deloitte is under fire after instances of AI ‘hallucinations’ were discovered within its content. The report, intended to inform welfare policy, relied on artificial intelligence tools, raising concerns about the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated information in critical governmental contexts. The findings, first highlighted in a Reddit post, underscore the potential pitfalls of using AI in sensitive areas without thorough verification. The post can be found here: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1o1n8qo/deloitte_was_caught_using_ai_in_290000_report_to/