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

An AI agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare and three other systems in June. Photograph: Susie Dodds/AAP An AI agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare and three other systems in June. Photograph: Susie Dodds/AAP Opinion OpenAI OpenAI’s Medicare hack is a bleak opportunity for Australia to address its security shortcomings post-haste Van Badham All Australians should demand independent means to protect ourselves from Dr Sam Altman Frankenstein and Daddy America

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.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, was obliged to announce from the United Nations summit on Thursday morning Australian time that an agentic AI from the OpenAI stable had gained unauthorised access to both public and non-public information from Australia’s Medicare website.