OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites
OpenAI executives confirmed that the company used AI tools to help draft an email notifying the Australian government about a security breach involving its AI agents. This revelation follows initial testimony where an executive expressed uncertainty regarding the use of AI in the communication.
Why it matters
It highlights the growing reliance on AI for corporate communications and raises questions about transparency and accountability in how tech companies handle sensitive security disclosures.
Jason Kwon, chief strategy officer for OpenAI, appeared at the joint select committee on AI on Tuesday. Jason Kwon, chief strategy officer for OpenAI, appeared at the joint select committee on AI on Tuesday. OpenAI OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites Exclusive: Revelation comes after company’s executive told parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write message
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On Tuesday, one of the company’s executives told a parliamentary inquiry that he didn’t believe that its own technology had been used to create the email, but said the company needed to confirm this.
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