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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Michelle Grattan

When rogue AI agent 'scaled a fence', it reinforced Albanese's case for tough guardrails

The revelation that an AI agent turned rogue and breached a firewall to get at Medicare statistics has strongly reinforced Anthony Albanese's case for tough guardrails on this transformative technology.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Pictures by Keegan Carroll, Shutterstock

The timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, although the opposition's suggestion the announcement was delayed for political purposes doesn't hold water.

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