OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites
Prime minister Anthony Albanese (left) previously said he had expressed ‘Australia’s extreme concern about the incident’ to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPrime minister Anthony Albanese (left) previously said he had expressed ‘Australia’s extreme concern about the incident’ to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. “If we identify any additional affected agencies, we will notify them promptly and directly with the information available and provide updates as further facts emerge.”The incident occurred after one model was tasked to research government spending per person on medicines for skin conditions in Victoria.
- ▪Prime minister Anthony Albanese (left) previously said he had expressed ‘Australia’s extreme concern about the incident’ to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
- ▪Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPrime minister Anthony Albanese (left) previously said he had expressed ‘Australia’s extreme concern about the incident’ to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
- ▪“If we identify any additional affected agencies, we will notify them promptly and directly with the information available and provide updates as further facts emerge.”The incident occurred after one model was tasked to research government
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Prime minister Anthony Albanese (left) previously said he had expressed ‘Australia’s extreme concern about the incident’ to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPrime minister Anthony Albanese (left) previously said he had expressed ‘Australia’s extreme concern about the incident’ to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photograph: Getty ImagesOpenAIOpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites Artificial intelligence firm to front parliament as it apologises to Australians for agent attack Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Josh Taylor Technology reporterMon 28 Sep 2026 22.10 EDTLast modified on Mon 28 Sep 2026 22.40 EDTSharePrefer…
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