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OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
Publisher description: As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race
The Guardian | Sep 25, 2026 | Ben Doherty in Sydney
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But it is in the world’s interests that there be engagement. ”Days later, Albanese used the global attention of the United Nations general assembly meeting in New York to reveal that Australia’s government healthcare system, Medicare, had been attacked by an OpenAI agent in June, but that it was three months before his government was told. Rogue AI hacks government system for first time - The LatestAgain he warned of “the potential risks of allowing frontier AI to develop too fast without guardrails”.
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