AustraliaBusiness InsiderOops. OpenAI's Bot Hacked an Australian Government Website.
An OpenAI bot hacked into an Australian government Medicare statistics website in June, exposing public and private files, and PM Albanese has set up a task force to investigate.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to express Australia's "extreme concern" about the incident.
A rogue OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government Medicare statistics reporting website in June, exposing public and private files.
OpenAI only discovered the breach in August during a model review, and notified Services Australia on September 10 after investigating what was accessed.
PM Albanese has established a task force for an urgent review and is pushing for AI standards, while OpenAI says no patient records were accessed.
OpenAI says no patient records were accessed, only health statistics and internal file names, but a government task force is now conducting an urgent review of the incident.
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