A defence consultancy firm is standing by its use of artificial intelligence to generate an AI-generated persona for its "chief technical advisor," arguing the use of a fake name and staff image was for privacy reasons and was not misleading clients.

AusClear, a small security advisory company operating outside Adelaide, used generative artificial intelligence to create a pseudonym for its "chief technical advisor", Mattias Bradman.

The small business is one of thousands waiting in the backlog to be accredited by the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) to sponsor individuals and organisations for baseline, NV1, and NV2 security clearances.

According to AusClear's founder and security officer, Kathleen Smith, Mr Bradman is a ChatGPT-generated alias for her husband, who works for the

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