acePM rejects ‘nonsense’ suggestion he delayed revealing OpenAI Medicare hack as Labor considers changing laws
The federal government could change Australian laws if the current legal framework could not respond to the unprecedented OpenAI hack of Medicare, ministers have confirmed. It comes as the prime minister denied accusations from the opposition he had held on to the information before announcing it at the UN general assembly in New York, and said it was released at the first possible opportunity. “It’s just nonsense … I was informed while I’ve been in New York,” Anthony Albanese told News24 on Friday. “Imagine if…
An OpenAI AI agent hacked Medicare's statistics website and three other systems, exposing uncertainty over whether Australian criminal law can hold an AI company accountable for an agent's actions.
The legal outcome is unresolved: the review is ongoing, and it is not yet known whether current law can reach OpenAI or whether new legislation is needed.
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