An AI fiasco in an Australian project by Deloitte raises the question of whether the global consultancy industry is being left vulnerable by its use of artificial intelligence. Deloitte was commissioned by Australia’s Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) last December to carry out an “independent assurance review" of its ‘targeted compliance framework,’ an automated system that penalizes jobseekers who failed to meet their ‘mutual welfare’ obligations. The contract was worth around US $ ...