C003 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0031 — Plural Voice Claims (Blind)
Run	2026-03-29
Claim	C003

Claim as Received¶

57% of workers hide their AI use at work (attributed to KPMG/University of Melbourne study of over 48,000 workers across 47 countries).

Claim as Clarified¶

The claim asserts that more than half of workers conceal their use of AI at work, based on the KPMG/University of Melbourne study. Note: the claim says "48,000 workers" but the study surveyed 48,340 people (not all of whom were workers — the study surveyed the general population, of whom a subset were employed).

BLUF¶

Confirmed. The KPMG press release states "over half (57%) of employees say they hide their use of AI and present AI-generated work as their own." Minor nuance: the study surveyed 48,340 people total, not 48,000 workers specifically.

Scope¶

Domain: Workplace AI behavior
Timeframe: November 2024 – January 2025
Testability: Verifiable against KPMG/Melbourne study materials

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H1 supported. The 57% figure and attribution are correct.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-29
Date completed	2026-03-29
Researcher profile	Phillip Moore
Prompt version	Unified Research Standard 1.0-draft
Revisit by	2027-03-29
Revisit trigger	Next annual KPMG/Melbourne survey