NAB Retail Bank Boss Ana Marinkovic Addresses Misinformation Allegations
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 24 Feb 2026
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- 1
- Australian
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- 24 Feb 2026, 05:45 am
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The retail banking boss hit out at “fake news and misinformation” after questions were put to her about her robotic post.
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Ana Marinkovic, the retail banking head of National Australia Bank, refutes claims regarding the use of AI in her recent messaging, after speculation arose that her social media post might have been AI-generated. The incident highlights ongoing challenges in determining the authenticity of communications in an era of advanced AI-generated content. Although significant for discourse on AI ethics and misinformation, the article primarily focuses on an individual case rather than broader systemic risks or policies related to AI safety. This suggests limited direct relevance to existential AI safety or significant policy developments.
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CompaniesRear WindowPrint articleFeb 24, 2026 – 5.00amNAB’s retail banking boss Ana Marinkovic denied (through an NAB spokeswoman on Sunday afternoon) that she’d used AI in the creation of her recent banal thought leadership post.The almost 400-word post about meeting Kamala Harris was all her own work. The one filled with em-dashes and garbled platitudes. The one that an AI detection tool flagged as a product of a chatbot.Loading...Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreRear WindowNational Australia BankLinkedInKamala HarrisFetching latest articles