Deloitte Charged $440k and Produced an Error-Filled Report Using AI

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Deloitte was criticized for producing an error-filled report using AI, sparking concerns about the reliability of AI-generated work, with commenters questioning the value of such services.

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hemanthshenoyAuthor

3 months ago

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Leading consulting firm Deloitte recently produced a report for a government project (likely) using AI, which contained numerous factual errors and fabricated citations. They charged about $440,000 for this. What does this mean for the future of this "expert consulting" business line?

leakycap

3 months ago

The hand-drawn art market is currently avoiding AI artwork by demanding "proof of process" such as polaroids/pictures of the painting as it is painted on the canvas, sketched and illustrated, etc.

I think the result of this will be "proof of process" similar to work drafts as artifacts proving human generation.

gnabgib

3 months ago

Discussion (461 points, 4 days ago, 229 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45500485

slater

3 months ago

Endless dupes:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45500485 (main discussion)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45542745

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45500865

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45499549

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45496978