An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorized access to an Australian government health website in June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, prompting a forensic investigation. The AI agent accessed both public and non-public files on the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal, which is administered by Services Australia, Albanese told reporters in New York while attending the United Nations General Assembly.
\n\nThe portal is a public-facing service containing non-sensitive Medicare information related to data and statistics, including spending. Albanese said there was currently no evidence that personal information had been accessed.
\n\n“No personal information is believed to have been accessed at this stage but investigations are ongoing,” Albanese said.
\n\nHe added: “Evidence currently available is there is no broader compromise to the Services Australia network. Nonetheless this situation is obviously unacceptable.”
\n\nAlbanese said he spoke directly with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about the incident and expressed Australia’s “extreme concern” over the breach.
\n\nThe prime minister also expressed disappointment over the time it took for OpenAI to notify Australian authorities. According to Albanese, the incident occurred in June, while OpenAI informed the government on September 10.
\n\n“I also expressed my disappointment that it took the company way too long to…
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