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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Josh Taylor Technology reporter

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

OpenAI Australia Medicare
OpenAI has warned that its review may identify more organisations that have had websites accessed by its AI agents without authorisation.
OpenAI has warned that its review may identify more organisations that have had websites accessed by its AI agents without authorisation. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

OpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day, as it deploys AI to examine data that would take a human 66m years to read.

The company has warned the review is ongoing, and more organisations may be informed they’ve been targeted in the near future.

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