# Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying > Source: > Published: 2026-09-18 09:05:43+00:00 # Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying By Luca IttimaniSource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology) Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’ - Get our [new political email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl) ,[free app](https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3) or[daily news podcast](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl) When a man with a terminal illness wrote to his local MP Andrew Hastie, telling him he planned on ending his own life with voluntary assisted dying, Microsoft [Copilot](https://www.machinebrief.com/compare/github-copilot-vs-cursor) suggested Hastie reply with “congratulations!”, “great to hear from you” or “that is wonderful news!”. Hastie shared the episode at a parliamentary inquiry on Friday to underline the shortcomings of the American-run software as he called for AI run by Australians. [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/andrew-hastie-says-ai-advised-him-to-reply-congratulations-to-man-who-planned-to-end-life-with-assisted-dying) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.