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When an OpenAI agent was asked to research health statistics in Australia last June, it looked for answers inside a government website, hacking a Medicare portal.
When an OpenAI agent was asked to research health statistics in Australia last June, it looked for answers inside a government website, hacking a Medicare portal.
It took Open AI months to discover the incident and then longer to notify the Australian government. Katy Gallagher is the Minister for Finance and she speaks with Sarah Ferguson about the incident. James Paterson is the Shadow Minister for Defence and he speaks on the security concerns.
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