AI race sets up showdown for middle and global powers Anthony Albanese has wrapped up a week-long visit to the US as questions about how to respond to the growth of AI test relations between traditional allies. AAP · 7h ago
Regrets? Even three decades on from Rats in the Ranks, legendary film-maker Bob Connolly has a few Documentary screened at more than 40 international film festivals and won multiple awards for its depiction of the Shakespearean skullduggery of local politics The Guardian - AU · 9h ago
Warning Medicare breach is no excuse to burn AI bridges Labor has been warned Australia's cyber safety is more at risk if it targets an AI company that unknowingly hacked a government website. AAP · 12h ago
Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have been invited to appear before the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres The Guardian - AU · 15h ago
OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges OpenAI's ongoing battle also reflects a yawning gap between the strength of the models the company is testing and its capacity to oversee or even track their actions. The Economic Times · Sep 26
PM boosts calls for global AI response after US hack Further hacks into government websites by AI agents have reinforced the need for global standards for the technology, the prime minister has urged. AAP · Sep 26
Footy codes unite on Aussie rules' big day A decades-old club tradition has again hosted a who's who of politics and Aussie Rules ahead of AFL's biggest day, where an unlikely star stole the limelight. AAP · Sep 26
OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents The Guardian - US · Sep 26
OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race The Guardian - AU · Sep 25
It’s going to take more than an email to a public inbox to protect Australians from potential AI doom OpenAI’s hack of Medicare suggests safeguarding civilisation is the task facing leaders in this extraordinary new era The Guardian - AU · Sep 25
Sydney man becomes first jailed under Nazi salute laws A man found guilty of threatening senior politicians and performing a Nazi salute has been jailed under new laws after a federal police investigation. AAP · Sep 25
PM rejects ‘nonsense’ suggestion he delayed revealing OpenAI Medicare hack as Labor considers changing laws Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crime The Guardian - AU · Sep 25
Could an ‘Australian AI’ protect us from being hacked? Cybersecurity isn’t that simple In the wake of yesterday’s news that an OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s Medicare system earlier this year, some people have pointed to the incident as evidence that Australia needs to develop its own artificial intelligence models. The Conversation · Sep 25
When rogue AI agent 'scaled a fence', it reinforced Albanese's case for tough guardrails Ministers only learned late last week of the breach. The Canberra Times · Sep 25
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24 Fraud approach: the reporter whose Albanese question put her on the front page of her own paper ‘Why don’t more journalists do this?’ one commentator asked on News24 after Latika M Bourke literally made the headlines. Plus: interviewing the KKK
AAP · Sep 24 'They're all pushing for it': ex-PM's social ban praise Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has hinted US state governments to follow Australia's lead and implement a social media ban for under-16s.
AAP · Sep 24 'Only do it together': PM's call to arms to UN leaders Anthony Albanese has stressed the need for countries to put aside differences to collectively tackle global issues like AI during a national address to the UN.
We Got This Covered · Sep 24 Australia accuses officially OpenAI agent of hacking their Medicare. They were only informed months later in an email to public inbox: ‘unacceptable’ If this were a human, they would have been prosecuted immediately.
International Business Times UK · Sep 24 OpenAI Knew of Medicare Breach When Altman Met Australian Minister, Who Says It Went Unmentioned OpenAI knew an AI agent had breached an Australian government health statistics portal before Sam Altman met Defence Minister Richard Marles, but officials were notified nine days later.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24 Pocock calls for AI safety act after Medicare breach – as it happened Follow the day’s news live
Reason · Sep 24 OpenAI Preaches AI Safety. The Australia Incident Shows What It Practices. Sam Altman called for international regulation and "speedy incident reporting" at the U.N. on the same day Australia's prime minister said OpenAI took too long to disclose a breach.
The Canberra Times · Sep 24 Why our casual approach to AI is dangerous Hacking our Medicare data is a clear signal we need to get serious.
AAP · Sep 24 Canberra mulls criminal charges over Medicare AI hack Australia's current laws are ill-equipped to go after OpenAI for letting one of its agents go rogue and hack a Medicare website, a legal expert says.
International Business Times UK · Sep 24 Australian Government To Probe OpenAI Agent After It Breached Health Portal and Bypassed Security Blocks OpenAI faces an Australian government probe after an AI agent bypassed security blocks and accessed non-public Medicare portal files, triggering fury over delayed disclosure.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24 AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’ Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidents