KPMG withdraws an AI report built on hallucinated case studies

KPMG withdrew an October report about agentic AI after GPTZero and the Financial Times identified numerous false claims that appear to have been based on AI hallucinations. The report described nonexistent or exaggerated deployments at UBS, NHS Greater Manchester, Swiss Federal Railways, and Transport for London. Several named organizations denied the claims, and KPMG removed the report from websites while opening an investigation. The incident is especially consequential because consulting firms market themselves as trusted advisers on responsible AI adoption. Hallucinated case studies from authoritative organizations can spread into secondary reporting, procurement decisions, and executive strategy long after the original error.

Key details: June 12, 2026, KPMG withdrew the report, False claims involved UBS, NHS, and transit systems, GPTZero identified the inaccuracies.

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