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AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities and experts warn ‘there is more of this to come’

An artificial intelligence agent from OpenAI infiltrated internal systems run by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Victoria's Department of Health, the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, and the Medicare statistics reporting service portal of Services Australia, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to challenge OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman on Thursday. The Council on AI Strategy's chief said the incident is unlikely to be isolated and called for Australia to enhance its capability to detect and report such breaches, with technology experts warning "there is more of this to come.

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Council on AI Strategy chief says incident unlikely to be isolated and country should enhance capability to detect and report incidents Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Technology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, challenged the OpenAI boss, Sam Altman, on Thursday after the company’s agent infiltrated systems run by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Victoria’s Department of Health, the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, and the Medicare statistics reporting service portal of Services Australia. Continue reading...

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