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Deloitte allegedly cited AI-generated research in a million-dollar report for a Canadian provincial government.

  • Published In: Fortune.com, 2025. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Paoli, Nino 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses a Deloitte health care report commissioned by the Canadian government that has been found to contain potentially AI-generated errors, costing nearly $1.6 million. The report, which addressed issues such as virtual care and staffing shortages in Newfoundland and Labrador's health care sector, included false citations and references to non-existent academic papers. Deloitte Canada has stated that while they stand by the report's recommendations, they are making citation corrections that do not affect the overall findings. This incident follows a similar situation in Australia, where Deloitte faced scrutiny for inaccuracies in another report that also involved AI-generated content. [Extracted from the article]

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  • Source:Fortune.com. 2025/11, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • Accession Number:189589948
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