The Opposition has questioned the timing of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's disclosure that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to a Medicare statistics portal, as pressure grows for tougher safeguards around artificial intelligence.
OpenAI detected the activity on 11 August but did not tell the Australian government until 10 September, when it sent an email to a Services Australia inbox.
Environment Minister Murray Watt said on Friday the government was examining what legal consequences could follow the incident, amid calls for OpenAI to be held accountable.
Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy Andrew Charlton said the incident showed the need for stronger rules around transparency and incident reporting.
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The Opposition has questioned the timing of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's disclosure that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to a Medicare statistics portal, as pressure grows for tougher safeguards around artificial intelligence.
Opposition defence spokesperson James Paterson said he did not believe it was a "coincidence" that Albanese revealed the incident while attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Paterson, however, played down the severity of the breach itself, describing it as being at the "bottom end of the spectrum of seriousness".
OpenAI detected the activity on 11 August but did not tell the Australian government until 10 September, when it sent an email to a Services Australia inbox.
Albanese publicly revealed the breach on Thursday after speaking with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman in New York.
Environment Minister Murray Watt said on Friday the government was examining what legal consequences could follow the incident, amid calls for OpenAI to be held accountable.
The government is also investigating whether activity linked to OpenAI agents affected systems belonging to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and Victoria's Department of Health.
Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy Andrew Charlton said the incident showed the need for stronger rules around transparency and incident reporting.
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