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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Emma Elsworthy and Stephanie Convery

Australia launches investigation after OpenAI agent hacked healthcare database

Anthony Albanese Sam Altman
Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after an AI agent breached Medicare in June. Photograph: Getty Images

Anthony Albanese says an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June and the tech giant notified the government earlier this month using an email sent to a “public mailbox”.

Australia’s prime minister made the comments at the UN summit in New York, saying it appeared no personal information had been accessed in the AI breach.

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