KPMG Pulls AI Report After Organizations Dispute Claims
Quick Look
- KPMG withdrew its report "Redefining excellence in the age of agentic AI" after multiple organizations, including UBS and the UK's NHS, stated its claims about their AI usage were false.
- Research group GPTZero suggested the inaccuracies were due to AI hallucinations in the report's creation.
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Why It Matters
KPMG published a report on AI usage that contained inaccuracies, leading to its withdrawal after organizations disputed the claims.
Professional services firm KPMG has pulled a report titled, “Redefining excellence in the age of agentic AI,” after numerous organizations said the report’s claims about their AI usage were untrue.
Research group GPTZero identified a number of inaccuracies in the report, which was published in October 2025. GPTZero told the FT that the inaccuracies stemmed from AI hallucinations. In other words, the professional services firm appears to have used AI to help write a report about AI.
UBS, the UK’s National Health Service, Swiss Federal Railways, and Transport for London all told the FT that the report’s claims about their AI usage were either untrue or misleading. A KPMG spokesperson said the firm removed the report from its websites while conducting its own investigation.
“We expect all our people to follow our guidelines on the responsible use of AI, including human oversight to validate content and verify independent sources,” the spokesperson said.
Open Questions
- What was the extent of AI's involvement in drafting the report?
- What are the consequences for KPMG's internal AI oversight?
