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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Van Badham

OpenAI’s Medicare hack is a bleak opportunity for Australia to address its security shortcomings post-haste

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An AI agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare and three other systems in June. Photograph: Susie Dodds/AAP

Whoopsie! Dr Sam Altman Frankenstein regrets to inform you he’s lost control of his OpenAI monster.

It’s roving around doing things that provoke international legal investigation, and Australia has found out in the worst possible way.

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