E01¶


Research	R0029 — Plural Voice Attribution
Run	2026-03-27
Query	Q005
Source	SRC01
Evidence	SRC01-E01
Type	Statistical

KPMG/Melbourne: 57% of workers hide AI use and present AI work as their own

URL: https://kpmg.com/xx/en/media/press-releases/2025/04/trust-of-ai-remains-a-critical-challenge.html

Extract¶

From the KPMG/University of Melbourne global survey (48,000+ respondents, 47 countries, Nov 2024-Jan 2025):

57% of employees hide their AI use and "present AI-generated work as their own"
Almost half violate company policies by uploading sensitive data to public AI tools
66% rely on AI output without verifying accuracy
56% report making work mistakes due to AI
Only 47% have received AI training
Only 40% have workplace generative AI policies

The 57% figure is the single most directly relevant data point for the query. It represents self-reported covert AI use in a professional workplace context.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	Large-scale quantitative data confirms widespread misrepresentation in workplace context
H2	Contradicts	Definitive quantitative data exists
H3	Supports	Workplace context well-documented; this does not address software engineering specifically

Context¶

The 57% figure is self-reported, which creates a floor estimate — actual prevalence may be higher if some respondents did not admit to hiding AI use. However, social desirability bias could also inflate the figure if respondents interpreted the question loosely.