Push to allow party members a vote for Greens leader Allowing party members, not just those in parliament, a say in who becomes Greens leader will lead to success at the ballot box, a former MP says. AAP · Sep 29
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’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 29
AI debate assumes a darker edge after OpenAI agents raid ChatGPT database, leak user images The latest discoveries have lent a sharper edge to the debate over whether increasingly capable AI systems can be effectively monitored and controlled. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have called for a more measured pace of AI development and caution in pursuing recursive self-improvement. The Economic Times · Sep 28
OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei have been sent written requests to appear at the inquiry, which is to hold public hearings in the capital Canberra on Thursday, said a spokesperson for Senator Sarah Hanson-Young of the Australian Greens party, who chairs the probe. The Economic Times · Sep 27
OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs summoned by Australia Senate over AI agent breach OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have received written requests to appear at a public hearing in Canberra on Thursday, according to a spokesperson for Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, the Australian Greens lawmaker chairing the inquiry. Neither company immediately responded to requests for comment outside business hours. Earlier,… The Times of India · Sep 27
AI race sets up showdown for middle and global powers Anthony Albanese has wrapped up a week-long visit to the US as questions about how to respond to the growth of AI test relations between traditional allies. AAP · Sep 26
Regrets? Even three decades on from Rats in the Ranks, legendary film-maker Bob Connolly has a few Documentary screened at more than 40 international film festivals and won multiple awards for its depiction of the Shakespearean skullduggery of local politics The Guardian - AU · Sep 26
Warning Medicare breach is no excuse to burn AI bridges Labor has been warned Australia's cyber safety is more at risk if it targets an AI company that unknowingly hacked a government website. AAP · Sep 26
Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have been invited to appear before the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres The Guardian - AU · Sep 26
OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges OpenAI's ongoing battle also reflects a yawning gap between the strength of the models the company is testing and its capacity to oversee or even track their actions. The Economic Times · Sep 26
PM boosts calls for global AI response after US hack Further hacks into government websites by AI agents have reinforced the need for global standards for the technology, the prime minister has urged. AAP · Sep 26
Footy codes unite on Aussie rules' big day A decades-old club tradition has again hosted a who's who of politics and Aussie Rules ahead of AFL's biggest day, where an unlikely star stole the limelight. AAP · Sep 26
OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents The Guardian - US · Sep 26
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 race The Guardian - AU · Sep 25
The Guardian - AU · Sep 25 It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era
AAP · Sep 25 Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws A man found guilty of threatening senior politicians and performing a Nazi salute has been jailed under new laws after a federal police investigation.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 25 PM rejects ‘nonsense’ suggestion he delayed revealing OpenAI Medicare hack as Labor considers changing laws Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crime
The Conversation · Sep 25 Could an ‘Australian AI’ protect us from being hacked? Cybersecurity isn’t that simple In the wake of yesterday’s news that an OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s Medicare system earlier this year, some people have pointed to the incident as evidence that Australia needs to develop its own artificial intelligence models.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24 Fraud approach: the reporter whose Albanese question put her on the front page of her own paper ‘Why don’t more journalists do this?’ one commentator asked on News24 after Latika M Bourke literally made the headlines. Plus: interviewing the KKK
AAP · Sep 24 'They're all pushing for it': ex-PM's social ban praise Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has hinted US state governments to follow Australia's lead and implement a social media ban for under-16s.
AAP · Sep 24 'Only do it together': PM's call to arms to UN leaders Anthony Albanese has stressed the need for countries to put aside differences to collectively tackle global issues like AI during a national address to the UN.
We Got This Covered · Sep 24 Australia accuses officially OpenAI agent of hacking their Medicare. They were only informed months later in an email to public inbox: ‘unacceptable’ If this were a human, they would have been prosecuted immediately.
International Business Times UK · Sep 24 OpenAI Knew of Medicare Breach When Altman Met Australian Minister, Who Says It Went Unmentioned OpenAI knew an AI agent had breached an Australian government health statistics portal before Sam Altman met Defence Minister Richard Marles, but officials were notified nine days later.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24 Pocock calls for AI safety act after Medicare breach – as it happened Follow the day’s news live
Reason · Sep 24 OpenAI Preaches AI Safety. The Australia Incident Shows What It Practices. Sam Altman called for international regulation and "speedy incident reporting" at the U.N. on the same day Australia's prime minister said OpenAI took too long to disclose a breach.