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OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’

Company executive to acknowledge ‘more work to do to rebuild trust with the Australian people’ as ABC says copyright laws do not need changingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI will use an appearance before a parliamentar…

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OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day

Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face …

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Revealed: the five-paragraph email OpenAI used to inform Australia about agent attack

Executive to front parliamentary committee on AI as ministers reveal how brief message telling them about hack was signed off ‘best’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpenAI …

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OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma

As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI raceWhen the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat down for an interview in the heart of Silicon Valley at the weekend he had…

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Pocock calls for AI safety act after Medicare breach – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilitiesTechnology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will…

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AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’

Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTechnology experts have warned revelations an artificial i…

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Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman

Prime minister says he told chief executive he was disappointed it had taken company ‘way too long’ to inform government of breachAnthony Albanese says an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June.Australia’s prime minis…

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Ending private health rebate for Australians 65 and over is ‘good policy change’, report co-author finds

Research finds just 0.1-0.4% of the total insured population will ditch insurance, while the government will save as much as $940m a yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRemoving the higher private health insurance rebate for …

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