SYDNEY, Oct. 7 -- Deloitte has agreed to partially refund the Australian government for an A$440,000 (RM1.2 million) report after revelations it used artificial intelligence to produce the document caused public controversy.

The Guardian reported that Deloitte has stated it would reimburse Australia's Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) the final installment under its contract.

Several errors were found in the report including a made-up reference to a court decision and non-existent reports attributed to professors from Sweden's Lund University and the University of Sydney.

Despite the errors, Deloitte stands by the report.

While the firm confirmed that "some footnotes and references were incorrect.The substance of...