R0031/2026-03-27/C003 — Assessment

Research	R0031 — Plural Voice Claims Blind
Run	2026-03-27
Claim	C003

BLUF

The claim is confirmed by the primary source. The KPMG/University of Melbourne press release states "Over half (57%) of employees say they hide their use of AI and present AI-generated work as their own." Multiple secondary sources corroborate.

Probability

Rating: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence in assessment: High

Confidence rationale: Direct match between the claim and the primary source text. Multiple secondary sources confirm.

Reasoning Chain

1. The KPMG press release explicitly states 57% of employees hide AI use. [SRC01-E01, High, High]
2. Secondary coverage (Yahoo News, TechTimes, HR Grapevine) all report the same figure. [SRC01-E01, High, High]
3. The study is the same KPMG/Melbourne study verified in C001. [SRC01-E01, High, High]
4. Minor note: the claim says "48,000 workers" but the study surveyed 48,000+ people (general public), with the 57% applying to the employee subset. [JUDGMENT]

Evidence Base Summary

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance	Key Finding
SRC01	KPMG/Melbourne press release	High	High	57% employees hide AI use confirmed

Collection Synthesis

Dimension	Assessment
Evidence quality	Robust — primary source directly confirms
Source agreement	High — all coverage consistent
Source independence	Low — single study
Outliers	None

Detail

Straightforward verification. The 57% figure is widely reported and traces directly to the KPMG/Melbourne study.

Gaps

Missing Evidence	Impact on Assessment
Independent replication	Would strengthen confidence but not expected
Full methodology details	Self-reported data may overstate concealment behavior

Researcher Bias Check

Declared biases: No researcher profile provided.

Influence assessment: N/A

Cross-References

Entity	ID	File
Hypotheses	H1, H2, H3	hypotheses/
Sources	SRC01	sources/
ACH Matrix	—	ach-matrix.md
Self-Audit	—	self-audit.md