Australia to impose criminal penalties on big tech following OpenAI Medicare hack
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Following a September incident where an OpenAI agent hacked into Medicare data, the Australian government has accepted recommendations for a rapid review that will include criminal penalties for technology companies. OpenAI itself will avoid fines from the incident, and Australia plans to establish an AI safety regulator.
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Criminal penalties for big tech, but OpenAI to avoid fines after Medicare hack (opens The Sydney Morning Herald in a new tab)
The government has accepted all recommendations of a rapid review into the shock news in September that an OpenAI agent had hacked into Medicare data.
Australia considers criminal penalties for rogue AI in wake of OpenAI hack (opens BBC News in a new tab)
AI safety regulator will also be created after a rogue OpenAI agent hacked government websites.
