KPMG Partner Fined Over Using AI To Pass AI Test (ft.com)
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- News link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/02/16/1734213/kpmg-partner-fined-over-using-ai-to-pass-ai-test
- Source link: https://www.ft.com/content/c30ded60-bece-45e0-981d-653e1e3e9818
> The unnamed partner was forced to redo the test after uploading training materials into an AI platform to help answer questions on the use of the fast-evolving technology.
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> 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."
[1] https://www.ft.com/content/c30ded60-bece-45e0-981d-653e1e3e9818
Big Four (Score:1)
Curious: How many of the typical denizens of this site know who or what "the Big Four" are?
I have no idea other than the contextual clues in the post.
Re: (Score:3)
Err we've run stories referencing the Big Four all the time. Like a lot. We only just talked about the Big Four 2 weeks ago [1]https://slashdot.org/story/26/... [slashdot.org]. 3 weeks ago the Big Four were referenced in a review of the music industry [2]https://entertainment.slashdot... [slashdot.org] Heck just a few months ago we were talking about OpenAI's auditors [3]https://slashdot.org/story/25/... [slashdot.org] A month prior we were talking about Deloitte in Australia which also mentioned the Big Four [4]https://slashdot.org/story/25/... [slashdot.org]
I think most peopl
[1] https://slashdot.org/story/26/02/06/1632210/kpmg-pressed-its-auditor-to-pass-on-ai-cost-savings
[2] https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/01/28/1557214/whats-the-best-month-for-new-movies-and-music-a-statistical-analysis
[3] https://slashdot.org/story/25/11/20/0733244/who-is-openais-auditor
[4] https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/06/1622238/deloitte-issues-refund-for-error-ridden-australian-government-report-that-used-ai
Re: (Score:2)
>> Curious: How many of the typical denizens of this site know who or what "the Big Four" are?
> Err we've run stories referencing the Big Four all the time. Like a lot. We only just talked about the Big Four 2 weeks ago [1]https://slashdot.org/story/26/... [slashdot.org].
That /. story mentions that the firm is one of the Big Four, but does not say what the Big Four is, or what the members are.
> 3 weeks ago the Big Four were referenced in a review of the music industry [2]https://entertainment.slashdot... [slashdot.org]
That's the big four academy awards-- a completely different "Big Four" that has nothing to do with this one.
> Heck just a few months ago we were talking about OpenAI's auditors [3]https://slashdot.org/story/25/... [slashdot.org]
Bingo-- three months ago the Big Four accounting firms were mentioned in the second paragraph of a summary
> A month prior we were talking about Deloitte in Australia which also mentioned the Big Four [4]https://slashdot.org/story/25/... [slashdot.org]
This one at least states that "The Big Four" refers to accountancy firms... but doesn't say which firms they are.
> I think most people here know what we are talking about, especially in an article about one of the largest professional services companies in the world, you can probably takes a guess that the Big Four, means them and 3 of their competitors.
You might think so, but you would be wrong.
Here's the real "B
[1] https://slashdot.org/story/26/02/06/1632210/kpmg-pressed-its-auditor-to-pass-on-ai-cost-savings
[2] https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/01/28/1557214/whats-the-best-month-for-new-movies-and-music-a-statistical-analysis
[3] https://slashdot.org/story/25/11/20/0733244/who-is-openais-auditor
[4] https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/06/1622238/deloitte-issues-refund-for-error-ridden-australian-government-report-that-used-ai
Re:Big Four (Score:5, Funny)
> Curious: How many of the typical denizens of this site know who or what "the Big Four" are?
Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth. Next question?
Re:Big Four (Score:4, Funny)
Eeny Meeny Miney Moe
Re: Big Four (Score:2)
They are like the four horsemen of the apocalypse, yet somehow even worse - and much more boring.
Re: (Score:2)
My neck, my back, my kitty and my crack.
Re: (Score:2)
That's what struck me as well! It would seem that they passed, as a result of using the AI tools: they clearly demonstrated that they could use AI tools
Kobayashi Maru (Score:4, Insightful)
For the non nerds reading this, the Kobayashi Maru is a training exercise in the Star Trek universe designed as a no-win scenario. The goal is to test a cadet's character in the face of certain death. According to canon, James T. Kirk is the only person to ever "beat" the simulation by reprogramming the simulation so that it was possible to rescue the stranded ship. When accused of cheating, Kirk’s logic was that he changed the conditions of the test. In the corporate world, if the goal is "Problem Solving," the person who changes the conditions to find a faster, more accurate solution isn't a cheater - they are an innovator. KPMG failed their own test IMO.
Nothing Left to Teach You (Score:2)
This reminds me of a possibly apocryphal story about a compsci security class. First day of class, the professor walks in, tells the whole class, "Congratulations, you've just failed this class." He then shows them him entering 0s into the database software. "This course is 16 weeks long. Whether you pass or fail is up to you."
Might be smarter, and with more integrity (Score:2)
Considering the average big-four suit-n-tie, I would rather trust the LLM in terms of smart answers and actual integrity.
What goes around... (Score:2)
They took the human out of the training and testing to cut corners, the staff played by the same rules!
Make training a personal experience again and this won't happen
PS: IMHO the partner failed the test because they got caught, part of the test was in fact how to use AI without the clients noticing :-)
Non-paywall link (Score:5, Informative)
[1]https://www.theguardian.com/bu... [theguardian.com] 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 staff reportedly using the tactic. More than two dozen KPMG Australia staff have been caught using AI tools to cheat on internal exams since July, the company said, increasing concerns over AI-fuelled cheating in accountancy firms.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/16/kpmg-partner-fined-artificial-intelligence-ai-training-test
Re: Non-paywall link (Score:3)
That's a "gives us all your data and let us and our partners track everything you do" or "paywall". So not much better.
Try this one: [1]http://archive.today/2026.02.1... [archive.today]
[1] http://archive.today/2026.02.16-153618/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/16/kpmg-partner-fined-artificial-intelligence-ai-training-test