Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying
Andrew Hastie has called for artificial intelligence that is run by Australians rather than Americans. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPView image in fullscreenAndrew Hastie has called for artificial intelligence that is run by Australians rather than Americans. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The GuardianThe government is already planning to set the rules for companies that come here.
- ▪Andrew Hastie has called for artificial intelligence that is run by Australians rather than Americans.
- ▪Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPView image in fullscreenAndrew Hastie has called for artificial intelligence that is run by Australians rather than Americans.
- ▪Photograph: Mike Bowers/The GuardianThe government is already planning to set the rules for companies that come here.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — Tech |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/andrew-hastie-says-ai-advised-him-to-reply-congratulations-to-man-who-planned-to-end-life-with-assisted-dying |
| Publication time | Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:05:43 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-18T09:13:45.198Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-18T09:13:45.198Z |
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Andrew Hastie has called for artificial intelligence that is run by Australians rather than Americans. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPView image in fullscreenAndrew Hastie has called for artificial intelligence that is run by Australians rather than Americans. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPAI (artificial intelligence)Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dyingLiberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’ Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Luca IttimaniFri 18 Sep 2026 05.05 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 05.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWhen a man with a terminal illness wrote to his local MP…
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